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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), requests applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) to award grants to eligible State departments of agriculture to carry out projects that enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops. The SCBGP assists State departments of agriculture in the 50 States, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops by— (1) leveraging efforts to market and promote specialty crops; (2) assisting producers with research and development relevant to specialty crops; (3) expanding availability and access to specialty crops; and (4) addressing local, regional, and national challenges confronting specialty crop producers. Specialty crops are fruits and vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts, horticulture, and nursery crops (including floriculture). A State department of agriculture is the agency, commission, or department of a State government responsible for agriculture within the State.
Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-AMS-TM-SCBGP-G-23-0003. Assistance Listing: 10.170. Funding Instrument: G. Category: AG. Award Amount: $72.9M total program funding.
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The current listing shows $72.9M total program funding. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was May 1, 2023, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Yes — Specialty Crop Block Grant Program – Farm Bill 2023 is offered by Agricultural Marketing Service and this listing comes from Grants.gov, an official U.S. federal source. Federal applications generally require registrations (for example SAM.gov or an agency submission portal), so allow extra lead time.
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Past winners and funding trends for this program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued 91,201 awards worth roughly $254.1 billion to a broad base of 30,247 recipients from FY2021 through FY2025, with a median award of $149,141. The Texas Department of Agriculture ($15.5 billion) and the California Department of Education ($13.4 billion) led all recipients, while only 22 percent of recipients won more than one separate award.
| Organization | Total awarded |
|---|---|
| Agriculture, Texas Department of(TX) | $15.5B |
| Department of Education California(CA) | $13.4B |
| Department of Social Services California(CA) | $11.0B |
| New York State Education Department(NY) | $7.7B |
| Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Florida(FL) | $7.0B |
| Public Health, California Department of(CA) | $5.3B |
| Pennsylvania Dept of Eduation(PA) | $4.5B |
| Health & Human Svc Commn Tx(TX) | $4.2B |
Top recipients of U.S. Department of Agriculture assistance awards, FY2021–FY2025, ranked by total obligations (CFDA 10.x). Source: USAspending. Last verified July 2026.
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