Specialty Crop Block Grant Program – Farm Bill 2023
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.
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.
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Office: Agricultural Marketing Service
Estimated Funding: $72,900,000
Office: Agricultural Marketing Service
Estimated Funding: $72,900,000
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
https://www.grantsolutions.gov/gs/preaward/previewPublicAnnouncement.do?id=96265
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Individuals and For-Profit Organizations are ineligible to apply for awards under this NOFO.
This program NOFO does not support entities hiring interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993.
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 under this authority.
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=96265
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
SCBlockGrants@usda.gov
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2023-01-20
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2023-05-31
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