Specialty Crop Block Grant Program

Last week, the USDA announced grant awards for two programs focused on the specialty crop industry.   “USDA is announcing $82.3 million in grants to enhance specialty crop competitiveness overall, and that is through two different programs," noted the USDA's Jenny Moffitt.  "One is ...

The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is now accepting concept proposals for the 2024 Specialty Crop Block Grant.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service announced $72.9 million awarded to 55 states and territories through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program

The Specialty Crop Security Act is bipartisan legislation seeking to expand and enhance the current Specialty Crop Block Grant Program which provides dedicated federal assistance grants to specialty crop growers

On Thursday, USDA announced it was awarding $72.9 million in Specialty Crop Block Grant program funding for Fiscal Year 2022.  The funding, via AMS, will go to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.   ...

Applications for the H.R. 133 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program have reopened.  The new deadline for submitting all application materials is Sunday, July 31st.  The USDA and AMS has allocated funds to the states via H.R. 133 Stimulus Funding. The I...

The Idaho State Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that the application period for the HR 133 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program is now open. The ISDA will be awarding over $2 million in competitive grants, via funds from the USDA ...

The application period for the 2022 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program is now open in the Gem State. For the current year, the USDA allocated over $2 million to the Idaho state Department of Agriculture to award to projects that enhance the competitiveness of Idaho specialty crops ...

Thanks to funding via the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, Oregon, Nevada, and Washington are conducting a joint Farm 2 Food Accelerator program, which is now in its 2nd year. Amy Gilroy with the Oregon Department of Agriculture said the program is designed to help women who have experience selling crafts directly to consumers, at a local farmers market for example ...

The Oregon Department of Agriculture is now accepting project ideas for Specialty Crop Block Grant Program funding for 2022. Approximately $1.5 million is expected to be available to agriculture industry associations, producer groups, processors, commodity commissions, non-profits, for-profits, and local government agencies in Oregon ...