Specialty Crop Block Grant Program – Farm Bill
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service
Assistance Listings
- 10.170 -- Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
View version history on Grants.gov
Description
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), requests
applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2022 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
--
Grantor contact information
Description
Grants.gov Contact Center
Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726
Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays.
support@grants.gov
Grants.gov Customer Support
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| 2022_SCBGP_RFA_FINAL.pdf | RFA | Jan 25, 2022 09:09 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
Archived: June 2, 2022
Award
$72,900,000
Program Funding
60
Expected awards
$243,001
Award Minimum
$23,268,871
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
USDA-AMS-TM-SCBGP-G-22-0003
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
--
Category of Funding Activity:
Agriculture
Category Explanation:
Test
History
Version:
7
Posted date:
January 25, 2022
Archive date:
June 2, 2022
