The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), is offering the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) for Fiscal Year 2023. This grant program aims to significantly enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops across the nation. Eligible applicants are State departments of agriculture in the 50 States, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and other U.S. territories. Funds will support projects that leverage efforts to market and promote specialty crops, assist producers with vital research and development, expand the availability and access to these crops, and address various local, regional, and national challenges facing specialty crop producers. Specialty crops include a wide range of produce such as fruits, vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts, horticulture, and nursery crops like floriculture. This initiative seeks to bolster the specialty crop industry through strategic investment and support.
Opportunity ID: 345476
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-AMS-TM-SCBGP-G-23-0003 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Specialty Crop Block Grant Program – Farm Bill 2023 |
| Opportunity Category: | Mandatory |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 56 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.170 — Specialty Crop Block Grant Program – Farm Bill |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 20, 2023 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jan 20, 2023 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 01, 2023 Only applications submitted and validated by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 01, 2023 Only applications submitted and validated by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on |
| Archive Date: | May 31, 2023 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $72,900,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Agricultural Marketing Service |
| 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. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://www.grantsolutions.gov/gs/preaward/previewPublicAnnouncement.do?id=96265 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Agricultural Marketing Service
SCBlockGrants@usda.gov Email:SCBlockGrants@usda.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 345476 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> 2023_SCBGP_RFA_Final (3).pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Agricultural Marketing Service SCBlockGrants@usda.gov Email: SCBlockGrants@usda.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.170 | USDA-AMS-TM-SCBGP-G-23-0003 | Specialty Crop Block Grant Program – Farm Bill 2023 | PKG00279324 | Jan 21, 2023 | May 01, 2023 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
345476 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
345476 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf
345476 SF424A-1.0.pdf
345476 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
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