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USDA-AMS-TM-SCBGP-G-21-0003: Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill

Closed Closed June 11, 2021 Opportunity USDA-AMS-TM-SCBGP-G-21-0003 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Specialty Crop Multi-State Grant Program 2026 (USDA-AMS-TM-SCMP-G-26-0020). Status: Closes December 4, 2026 (27 days left). It is in our archive of Agricultural Marketing Service notices from 2021.

• Expected awards112
• Award amountsNot given on Grants.gov
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to state and local governments.

• State governments

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Most of the program's money (98% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

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 $72.9 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.

Category: Agriculture.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, USDA-AMS-TM-SCMP-G-26-0020, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.