The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is offering the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program-Farm Bill, making approximately $52 million available to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops. This grant is specifically for fruits, vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts, horticulture, and nursery crops, including floriculture. State departments of agriculture across the 50 States, District of Columbia, and U.S. territories are eligible to apply for these funds. State departments are encouraged to conduct broad outreach to specialty crop stakeholders, including socially disadvantaged and beginning farmers, and to manage a competitive grant proposal process. Applications from eligible State departments of agriculture must be submitted by July 10, 2013.
Opportunity ID: 233874
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | AMS-FV-2013 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Specialty Crop Block Grant Program-Farm Bill |
| 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: | May 09, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 10, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 10, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 09, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $52,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Agricultural Marketing Service |
| Description: | The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announces the availability of approximately $52 million in grant funds, less USDA administrative costs, to solely enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops. Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts, horticulture and nursery crops (including floriculture). State departments of agriculture interested in obtaining grant program funds are invited to submit applications to USDA. State departments of agriculture, meaning agencies, commissions, or departments of a State government responsible for agriculture within the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are eligible to apply. Please contact your local State department of agriculture if you are not eligible to apply. State departments of agriculture are encouraged to conduct outreach regarding the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Farm Bill to specialty crop stakeholders, socially disadvantaged, and beginning farmers and conduct a competitive grant proposal process. State department of agriculture contacts can be found at www.ams.usda.gov/scbgp. Select Contact a State from the right navigation bar. Applications from State departments of agriculture must be submitted by July 10, 2013. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Link to Federal Register Notice |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Trista Etzig
Project Manager Phone 202-690-4942 Email:trista.etzig@ams.usda.gov |
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Trista Etzig Project Manager Phone 202-690-4942 Email: trista.etzig@ams.usda.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.170 | PKG00177953 | May 09, 2013 | Jul 10, 2013 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
233874 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
233874 SF424A-1.0.pdf
233874 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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