Specialty Crop Block Grant Program – Farm Bill

Funding Opportunity ID: 292157 Opportunity Number: USDA-AMS-TM-SCBGP-G-17-003 Opportunity Title: Specialty Crop Block Grant Program – Farm BillOpportunity Category: MandatoryOpportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: AgricultureCategory Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 10.170Eligible Applicants: State governmentsAdditional Information on Eligibility: Agency Code: USDA-AMSAgency Name: Department of AgricultureAgricultural Marketing ServicePosted Date: Mar 02, 2017Close Date: Jun 07, 2017Last Updated Date: Mar 02, 2017Award Ceiling: Award Floor: Estimated Total Program Funding: $60,600,000Expected Number of Awards: 56Description: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announces the availability of approximately $60.6 million in grant funds, less AMS administrative costs, to solely enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops. Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts, horticulture and nursery crops (including floriculture). State departments of agriculture interested in obtaining grant program funds are invited to submit applications to AMS. State departments of agriculture, meaning agencies, commissions, or departments of a State government responsible for agriculture within the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are eligible ...

Source: Grants.gov - March 3, 2017 Category: Research Tags: Agriculture Source Type: funding