The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is offering the Fiscal Year 2024 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). This grant program is designed to award funds to eligible State departments of agriculture across the 50 States and U.S. territories. The primary purpose is to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops, which include fruits, vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts, horticulture, and nursery crops. Projects funded through the SCBGP will focus on several key areas: leveraging efforts to market and promote specialty crops, assisting producers with research and development, expanding availability and access to these crops, and addressing various challenges faced by specialty crop producers at local, regional, and national levels.
Opportunity ID: 352041
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-AMS-TM-SCBGP-G-24-0003 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Farm Bill 2024 |
| 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 2 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 29, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jan 29, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 02, 2024 Only applications submitted and validated by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 02, 2024 Only applications submitted and validated by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on |
| Archive Date: | Jun 01, 2024 |
| 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) 2024 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: | – |
| 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
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Removed special character from the listing. | Jan 29, 2024 | |
| Jan 29, 2024 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-AMS-TM-SCBGP-G-24-0003 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Farm Bill 2024 |
| 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 2 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 29, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jan 29, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 02, 2024 Only applications submitted and validated by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 02, 2024 Only applications submitted and validated by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on |
| Archive Date: | Jun 01, 2024 |
| 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) 2024 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: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Agricultural Marketing Service
SCBlockGrants@usda.gov Email:SCBlockGrants@usda.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-AMS-TM-SCBGP-G-24-0003 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Specialty Crop Block Grant Program – Farm Bill 2024 |
| 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 29, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jan 29, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 02, 2024 Only applications submitted and validated by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on |
| Archive Date: | Jun 01, 2024 |
| 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) 2024 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: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Agricultural Marketing Service
SCBlockGrants@usda.gov Email:SCBlockGrants@usda.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 352041 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> 2024_SCBGP_RFA_FINAL 3-19-24.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-24-0003 | Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Farm Bill 2024 | PKG00284609 | Jan 30, 2024 | May 02, 2024 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
352041 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
352041 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf
352041 SF424A-1.0.pdf
352041 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
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