Question 1

Who is eligible?

Accepted Answer

To be eligible for FSCSC, an applicant must:

Have obtained or renewed a:
- 2022 food safety certification that was issued between June 21, 2022 and December 31, 2022; or
- 2023 food safety certification issued during the 2023 calendar year, and
Have paid eligible expenses. Expenses that have been incurred by the applicant, but have not yet been paid, will not be eligible.
Be a specialty crop operation; and meet the definition of a small business or very small business.
- A small business means an applicant that had an average annual monetary value of specialty crops the applicant sold during the 3-year period preceding the program year of more than $250,000 but not more than $500,000.
- A very small business means an applicant that had an average annual monetary value of specialty crops the applicant sold during the 3-year period preceding the program year of no more than $250,000.
Be located in the 50 United 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.

Question 2

When do applications close?

Accepted Answer

January 31, 2023

Question 3

When do applications open?

Accepted Answer

June 27, 2022

Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC)