Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill
The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), requests applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 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.
Not including AMS administrative costs, approximately $7 2. 9 million in annual Farm Bill funding is available for applications under this solicitation.
An additional $97 million (without AMS administrative costs) is also available for applications under this solicitation.
Congress has provided this funding due to COVID-19 impacts to the food system.
These additional funds are referred to as H.R.
133 Stimulus Funding throughout this Request for Applications (RFA).This announcement identifies the eligibility criteria for SCBGP projects and applicants, and the application forms and associated instructions needed to apply for a SCBGP award.AMS encourages applications that benefit smaller farms and ranches, new and beginning farmers and ranchers, socially disadvantaged producers, veteran producers, and/or underserved communities.
For grants intending to serve these entities, applicants should engage and involve those beneficiaries when developing projects and applications.
Not including AMS administrative costs, approximately $7 2. 9 million in annual Farm Bill funding is available for applications under this solicitation.
An additional $97 million (without AMS administrative costs) is also available for applications under this solicitation.
Congress has provided this funding due to COVID-19 impacts to the food system.
These additional funds are referred to as H.R.
133 Stimulus Funding throughout this Request for Applications (RFA).This announcement identifies the eligibility criteria for SCBGP projects and applicants, and the application forms and associated instructions needed to apply for a SCBGP award.AMS encourages applications that benefit smaller farms and ranches, new and beginning farmers and ranchers, socially disadvantaged producers, veteran producers, and/or underserved communities.
For grants intending to serve these entities, applicants should engage and involve those beneficiaries when developing projects and applications.
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill
Additional Information of Eligibility:
For-Profit Organizations are ineligible to apply for awards under this NOFO.
This program NOFO does not support entities hiring interns or crews.
The Public Lands Corps Act of 1993, 16 USC, Chapter 37, Subchapter II-Public Lands Corps, is the only legislative authority that allows BLM to “hire” interns.
Therefore, eligible Youth Conservation Corps may only apply for projects developed under NOFO 15.243 – BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://www.grantsolutions.gov/gs/preaward/previewPublicAnnouncement.do?id=92563
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
SCBGP Email Address
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2021-04-13
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2021-07-11
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