Specialty Crop Block Grant Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
	CFDA Number:	10.169
	CFDA Description:	Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Agricultural Marketing Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Earmark
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-AMS-SCBGP-4112008
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	May 09, 2007
	Creation Date:	May 09, 2007
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 11, 2008
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	May 11, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	52
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$6,895,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$100,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: On December 21, 2004, the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note) authorized the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide state assistance for specialty crops. Under Section 101 of the statute, the Secretary of Agriculture is directed to "make grants to States for each of the fiscal years 2005 through 2009 to be used by State departments of Agriculture solely to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops." All 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico are eligible. Applications will be accepted from any "State Department of agriculture", agency, commission, or department of a State government responsible for agriculture within the State. Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and nursery crops (including floriculture). Each State department of agriculture that submits an application that is reviewed and approved by the USDA is to receive $100,000. In addition, each State department of agriculture would receive an amount that represents the proportion of the value of specialty crop production in the state in relation to the national value of specialty crop production using the latest available complete specialty crop production data set in all states whose applications are accepted. In fiscal year 2007, approximately $6,895,000 was appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture to support the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP).
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.ams.usda.gov/fv/fv0715.htm
http://www.ams.usda.gov/fv/fv0715.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Trista Etzig
Project Manager
Phone 202-690-4942 trista.etzig@usda.gov scblockgrants@usda.gov