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. Projects must solely enhance the competitiveness of U.S. grown specialty crops in either domestic or foreign markets and must provide a benefit to more than just the applicant. Specialty crops include fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops, including floriculture.
Projects may include, but are not limited to:
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
Improving the capacity of all entities in the specialty crop distribution chain to comply with the requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act
Investing in specialty crop research, including research to focus on conservation and environmental outcomes
Enterprises
Eligibility
Funds are available to interested local, state, and federal government agencies, non-profit and for-profit organizations, and universities.
Application Instructions
Ambrook recommends thoroughly reading the Application guidelines before submitting their application packet, which must include the following (All available below):
Application – Must use our application template below and it must be no more than fifteen (15) pages
Application Information Sheet (Exhibit A)
Letters of Support (Optional, but highly encouraged)
Applications must be emailed to Brenden.Meyet@isda.idaho.gov no later than Sunday, March 5, 2023.
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Details
Release Date
February 1, 2023
Deadline
March 5, 2023
Organization
Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA)
Financial Instrument
Grant
Image Credit
Updated February 4, 2023
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