# Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Farm Bill 2025

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-ams-tm-scbgp-g-25-0004-specialty-crop-block-grant-program-farm-bill-2025/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/358908

> Agricultural Marketing Service offered grants to state and local governments. It expected to make about 56 awards worth $72.9 million in total. Applications closed on July 7, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-AMS-TM-SCBGP-G-25-0004 |
| Agency | Agricultural Marketing Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 7, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 56 |
| Total funding | $72.9 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.170 |

## Who can apply

- State governments

## What the grant funds

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), requests applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2025 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; (4) addressing local, regional, and national challenges confronting specialty crop producers; and (5) for such other purposes determined to be appropriate by the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with specialty crop stakeholders and relevant State departments of agriculture. 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.

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-AMS-TM-SCBGP-G-25-0004 still open?

No. It closed on July 7, 2025. A newer notice is open: USDA-AMS-TM-SCMP-G-26-0020, closes December 4, 2026 (27 days left).

### Who can apply for Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Farm Bill 2025?

Agricultural Marketing Service accepted applications from state and local governments.

### What is the deadline for Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Farm Bill 2025?

Closed July 7, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

About $72.9 million in total across about 56 awards.

### Who has won Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were California Department of Food & Agriculture, State of Washington Department of Agriculture, North Dakota Department of Agriculture. The program made 395 awards worth $511 million in that time.