Browse Ambrook’s collection of funding programs by Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA)

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.

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&#x2004;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 



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 

Funds are available to interested local, state, and federal government agencies, non-profit and for-profit organizations, and universities.

A lump sum of money for a specific purpose that does not need to be paid back.

Grant

Specialty Crops

Aloe Leaves

Blackberries

Fruits

Honey

Horticulture

Mamey Sapote

Maple Syrup

Mustard Greens

Parsnips

Passion Fruit

Pineapples

Plantains

Pummelos

Raspberries

Rutabagas

Tree Nuts

Vegetables

Abiu

Achachairu

Antidesma

Apples

Apricots

Bananas

Barbados Cherry

Blueberries

Breadfruit

Cacao

Caimito

Calabaza Melon

Canary Melon

Canary Seed

Caneberries

Canistel

Cantaloupes

Casaba Melon

Cherries

Chinese Bitter Melon

Chokeberry

Citron

Citron Melon

Coconuts

Cranberries

Crenshaw Melon

Custard Apple

Dates

Dragon Fruit

Durian

Elderberries

Figs

Genip

Goji

Gooseberries

Grapefruit

Grapes

Guava

Guavaberry

Honeyberries

Honeydew

Huckleberries

Israel Melons

Jack Fruit

Jujube

Juneberries

Kiwiberry

Kiwifruit

Korean Golden Melon

Kumquats

Langsat

Lemons

Limequats

Limes

Longan

Loquats

Lychee

Mangos

Mangosteen

Mayhaw Berries

Mesple

Mulberries

Nectarines

Oranges

Papaya

Passion Fruits

Pawpaw

Peaches

Pears

Pineapple

Plantain

Plumcots

Plums

Pomegranates

Prunes

Pummelo

Raisins

Rambutan

Sapodilla

Sapote

Schizandra Berries

Soursop

Sprite Melon

Star Fruit

Star Gooseberry

Strawberries

Sugar Apple

Tangelos

Tangerines

Tangors

Wampee

Watermelon

Wax Jamboo Fruit

Winter Melon

Bees

Anise

Basil

Cassava

Chia

Cinnamon

Ground Cherry

Wine

Cilantro

Boston Lettuce

Green Leaf Lettuce

Iceberg Lettuce

Lolla Rossa Lettuce

Oak Leaf Lettuce

Red Leaf Lettuce

Romaine Lettuce

Dry Onions

Green Onions

Bell Peppers

Potato Seeds

Processing Potatoes

Russet Potatoes

Sweet Potatoes

Zucchini

Turnip Top

- 2023 SCBG Application
- Sample Project
- 2023 Specialty Crop Block Grant Application Guidelines
- 2023 Application Information Sheet (Exhibit A)
- 2023 Application Outcome Measures and Indicators
- 2023 Application Checklist
- 2023 SCBG Application Webinar Presentation (February 7th, 1 PM MTN)
- Register with SAM.gov

Events

Certification

Distribution

Diversification

Farmers Market

Trade Relief

Landscape

High Tunnel

Air Quality

Carbon Capture

Regenerative

Wildlife and Pollinator Habitat

Soil Health

Certified Organic

Certified Grassfed

Cover Crops

Reduced Tillage

Inputs

Food Systems

Marketing

Ambrook recommends thoroughly reading the Application guidelines before submitting their application packet, which must include the following (All available below): 
- Application – Must use the application template below and it must be no more than fifteen (15) pages
- Application Information Sheet (Exhibit A) 
- Line Item Budget (Exhibit B) 
- Letters of Support (Optional)

Applications must be emailed to Laura.Johnson@isda.idaho.gov no later than Sunday, May 15th, 2022.

H.R. 133 Stimulus Funding and ISDA has provided an additional $2 million in competitive specialty crop block grants with a later deadline than the [main annual program](https://ambrook.com/funding/id-scbgp). **Priority will be given to projects that respond to COVID-19 impacts.**


Specialty crop grant funding is provided by the United States Department of Agriculture and is allocated to the state to be awarded&#x2004;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:

- Marketing and promoting specialty crops

- Addressing local, regional, and national challenges confronting specialty crop producers

- Expanding availability and access to specialty crops

- Increasing child and adult nutrition knowledge and consumption of specialty crops

- Pest and disease control

- Sustainability

- Enhancing food safety

- 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

- Responding to risks and supply chain disruptions

    - Making certain facility adjustments (Rearrangement and Reconversion Costs) to protect employees and the public from potential COVID-19 exposure. Facility adjustments as “Rearrangement and Reconversion Costs,” including installation of plexiglass barriers and other spacing adjustments to protect employees and the public from potential COVID-19 exposure. However, individual items should be considered supplies and must cost less than $5,000 per item.

- Implementing market adaptations related to COVID-19 for projects **that benefit a variety of businesses.**

- Purchasing and providing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Single items must not cost more than $5,000 per unit price. (e.g. one box of masks counts as a unit, not each separate mask).

- Facility adjustments as “Rearrangement and Reconversion Costs,” including installation of plexiglass barriers and other spacing adjustments to protect employees and the public from potential COVID-19 exposure. However, individual items should be considered supplies and must cost less than $5,000 per

- General purpose equipment over $5,000 is allowable if it is rented or leased.

- Vaccination costs, such as paying stipends to cover leave and travel time.

- Worker housing to protect employees from COVID-19 exposure, as a direct cost connected to the purpose of the SCBGP and the objectives of the project. This does not include construction or expansion of facilities.



H.R. 133 Stimulus Funding and ISDA has provided an additional $2 million in competitive specialty crop block grants with a later deadline than the main annual program. Priority will be given to projects that respond to COVID-19 impacts.

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:
- Marketing and promoting specialty crops
- Addressing local, regional, and national challenges confronting specialty crop producers
- Expanding availability and access to specialty crops
- Increasing child and adult nutrition knowledge and consumption of specialty crops
- Pest and disease control
- Sustainability
- Enhancing food safety
- 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
- Responding to risks and supply chain disruptions
    - Making certain facility adjustments (Rearrangement and Reconversion Costs) to protect employees and the public from potential COVID-19 exposure. Facility adjustments as “Rearrangement and Reconversion Costs,” including installation of plexiglass barriers and other spacing adjustments to protect employees and the public from potential COVID-19 exposure. However, individual items should be considered supplies and must cost less than $5,000 per item.
- Implementing market adaptations related to COVID-19 for projects that benefit a variety of businesses.
- Purchasing and providing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Single items must not cost more than $5,000 per unit price. (e.g. one box of masks counts as a unit, not each separate mask).
- Facility adjustments as “Rearrangement and Reconversion Costs,” including installation of plexiglass barriers and other spacing adjustments to protect employees and the public from potential COVID-19 exposure. However, individual items should be considered supplies and must cost less than $5,000 per
- General purpose equipment over $5,000 is allowable if it is rented or leased.
- Vaccination costs, such as paying stipends to cover leave and travel time.
- Worker housing to protect employees from COVID-19 exposure, as a direct cost connected to the purpose of the SCBGP and the objectives of the project. This does not include construction or expansion of facilities.

ISDA is seeking proposals from individual businesses, specialty crop producers, non-profit organizations, local, state, and federal government entities, and for-profit organizations for projects that aim to enhance the production and competitiveness of Idaho specialty crops. In order to be eligible to participate, applicants must reside in or their business or organization must be in Idaho.

- HR133 SCBG Application
- HR133 Specialty Crop Block Grant Application Guidelines
- HR133 Application Information Sheet (Exhibit A)
- HR133 Line Item Budget Form (Exhibit B)
- HR133 Application Outcome Measures and Indicators
- HR133 SCBG FAQs
- HR133 Application Checklist
- Register with SAM.gov

List of Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) Funding Opportunities