Deadline: 10-Mar-25
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) is pleased to announce the competitive solicitation process to award Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) funds for projects that enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in Idaho.
Specialty crop grant funding is provided by the United States Department of Agriculture and is allocated to the state to be awarded through a competitive grant process.
Eligible Projects
- Enhance the Competitiveness of U.S. Specialty Crops
- Increasing child and adult nutrition knowledge and consumption of specialty crops
- Pest and disease control
- Sustainability
- Enhancing food safety
- Developing new and improved seed varieties and specialty crops
- Improving efficiency and reducing costs of distribution systems
- Developing and enhancing domestic and international markets
- Expanding availability and access to specialty crops
- Enhancing local food systems
- Improving production practices through innovative technologies
- Improving agricultural workforce
- Improving the capacity of all entities in the specialty crop distribution chain in developing good agricultural, handling, or manufacturing practices.
- Investing in specialty crop research, including research to focus on conservation and environmental outcomes.
- Benefit More Than One Product or Organization
- Applications for grant funds should show how the project potentially impacts and produces measurable outcomes for the specialty crop industry and/or the public rather than a single organization, institution, or individual. Grant funds will not be awarded for projects whose products or services promote or provide profit that solely benefits a single organization, institution, or individual. Single organizations, institutions, and individuals are encouraged to participate as project partners.
Eligibility Criteria
- ISDA is seeking proposals from eligible non-profit organizations, local, state, and federal government entities, for-profit organizations, and universities for projects that aim to enhance the production and competitiveness of Idaho specialty crops.
Application Requirements
- Applications must include the following:
- Application –Must use their application template
- Letters of Support (Optional)
For more information, visit Idaho State Department of Agriculture.