Specialty Crop Grant Program
The Department is requesting proposals for project(s) which solely enhance the competitiveness of U.S. or U.S. territory grown specialty crops in either domestic or foreign markets. Specialty crops are defined by the USDA as fruits and vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts, horticulture (including maple syrup and honey), nursery crops (including floriculture). Commodity Groups, Buy Local organizations, individual operations and business are all eligible for this grant program, provided their proposals meet all the specifications in this Request for Response. Please note that grants will not be awarded to projects that benefit a particular commercial product or a single organization, institute or individual.
Link contains instructions for obtaining full RFP, which must be requested via email.
