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No. USDA-AMS-TM-SCMP-G-26-0020 · Agricultural Marketing Service

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Specialty Crop Multi-State Grant Program 2026

grants.gov listing Full announcement (NOFO)
Dealbreakers Cost share required Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated
Award range
$250,000 – $1,000,000
Expected awards
~20
Application deadline
Dec 4, 2026
Posted
Apr 13, 2026
Last verified
2 days ago

At a glance

No plain-language summary yet for this grant — the official description below is the best source.

What it funds

  • Agriculture
  • Direct Service Delivery
  • Research & Discovery
  • Workers, Entrepreneurs & Producers
  • Agriculture, Food Systems & Food Safety
Official description from grants.gov

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), requests applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 Specialty Crop Multi-State Grant Program (SCMP). The SCMP supports collaborative multi-state partnerships to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through competitively funded projects. A multi-state partnership is a project that implements activities with measurable outcomes that benefit two or more U.S. States and/or Territories along with non-profit entities. The focus is to address regional or national level specialty crop issues, including, but not limited to, food safety, plant pests and disease, research, crop-specific projects addressing common issues, and marketing and promotion. Projects must enhance the competitiveness of U.S. or U.S. territory-grown specialty crops in either domestic or foreign markets.

Who can apply

  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
  • Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
  • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
  • State governments
Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Program history

USASpending.gov

Assistance listing 10.170 · Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (10.170), not just this notice.

Fiscal year Awards Median award Middle half
FY 2026 (so far) 0 — —
FY 2025 56 $547,724 $338,546 – $1,290,627
FY 2024 55 $513,696 $348,947 – $1,250,127
FY 2023 54 $548,869 $367,831 – $1,276,295
FY 2022 140 $548,791 $326,397 – $937,393
FY 2021 156 $245,079 $0 – $551,571

For comparison, this notice advertises $250,000 – $1,000,000.

Who wins it State government (434), Higher education (11), Nonprofit (2) of 461 awards — categories can overlap.
Top states CA (14) · AL (8) · WA (7) · PA (6) · GA (5)
Largest recent awards
  1. FOOD & AGRICULTURE, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF $31,593,969 · FY 2022
  2. STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE $6,121,158 · FY 2022
  3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER SERVICES FLORIDA $5,043,477 · FY 2022
  4. NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE $4,333,598 · FY 2022
  5. DEPT OF AGRICULTURE MONTANA $4,084,760 · FY 2022

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 24, 2026

Change history

Since we first indexed it
  1. Aug 22, 2026 Grant announcement document replaced
  2. Aug 15, 2026 Deadline moved: Oct 16, 2026 → Dec 4, 2026