Specialty Crop Block Grant Program – Farm Bill 2023
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service
Assistance Listings
- 10.170 -- Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), requests applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) to award grants to eligible State departments of agriculture to carry out projects that enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops. The SCBGP assists State departments of agriculture in the 50 States, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops by— (1) leveraging...
efforts to market and promote specialty crops; (2) assisting producers with research and development relevant to specialty crops; (3) expanding availability and access to specialty crops; and (4) addressing local, regional, and national challenges confronting specialty crop producers. Specialty crops are fruits and vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts, horticulture, and nursery crops (including floriculture). A State department of agriculture is the agency, commission, or department of a State government responsible for agriculture within the State.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Government
- State governments
Additional information
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Grantor contact information
Description
Agricultural Marketing Service
SCBlockGrants@usda.gov
SCBlockGrants@usda.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| 2023_SCBGP_RFA_Final_3.pdf | 2023_SCBGP_RFA_FINAL.pdf | Mar 3, 2023 04:56 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
https://www.grantsolutions.gov/gs/preaward/previewPublicAnnouncement.do?id=96265
Archived: May 31, 2023
Award
$72,900,000
Program Funding
56
Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$--
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
USDA-AMS-TM-SCBGP-G-23-0003
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Mandatory
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Agriculture
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
1
Posted date:
January 20, 2023
Archive date:
May 31, 2023
