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Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (Indiana) is a grant from Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) that funds arts projects and programming. ISDA is making $409,581. 00 available for award in the competitive solicitation process.
Interested parties are encouraged to read the Notice of Funding Opportunity (“NOFO”) and all supplemental documents before applying. Eligible applicants include for-profit entities (including sole proprietors), nonprofits, local governments, and public/private higher education institutions in Indiana; individuals applying independently are not eligible. Awards provide $409,581 total available.
The application deadline is 2026-05-13.
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ISDA: Specialty Crop Block Grant Specialty Crop Block Grant Specialty Crop Block Grant Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) The Indiana State Department of Agriculture is seeking applications for the Specialty Crop Block Grant (SCBG) program to carry out projects that enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in the state of Indiana. ISDA is making $409,581. 00 available for award in the competitive solicitation process.
Interested parties are encouraged to read the Notice of Funding Opportunity (“NOFO”) and all supplemental documents before applying. Applications are due to the ISDA no later than Wednesday, May 13, 2026 , 11:59pm Eastern Time.
For more information: Click here The Specialty Crop Block Grant program helps State Departments of Agriculture enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops throughout the state of Indiana by: Leveraging efforts to market and promote specialty crops; Assisting producers with research and development relevant to specialty crops; Expanding availability and access to specialty crops; and, Addressing local, regional, and national challenges confront specialty crop producers.
For such other purposes determined to be appropriate by the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with specialty crop stakeholders and relevant State departments of agriculture. Specialty crops are defined as “fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops (including floriculture).
” Please refer to the list of plants on the United State Department of Agriculture website to determine eligibility: https://www. ams. usda.
gov/services/grants/scbgp/specialty-crop . Specialty Crop Block Grant Program projects must enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in the state of Indiana to be eligible. Applicants must be able to demonstrate that the proposed project will benefit the specialty crop industry and/or the public as a whole.
Projects that benefit a single entity, organization, or individual are not eligible. For-profit entities (including sole proprietors), nonprofit entities, local units of government (e.g., towns, cities, counties), and both public and private institutions of higher education (IHEs) may apply for the SCBGP. Individuals acting on their own are not eligible to apply.
ISDA SCBGP Application Resources: ISDA SCBG Notice of Funding Opportunity 2025 Indiana SCBG Application Instructions USDA-AMS SCBGP Resources: https://www. ams. usda.
gov/services/grants/scbgp Definition of a Specialty Crop Grant Performance Measures website General Terms and Conditions (2025 - Present) (pdf) Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Overview (Video) Example SAM. gov Registration Example Indiana Secretary of State Registration Example Department of Revenue Report Emily Conwell , Economic Development Program Director EmConwell@isda. IN.
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5673 Slaughter Orchard & Cidery - 2023 Awardee Slaughter Orchard & Cidery was awarded $163,680 in Specialty Crop Block Grant Funds in 2023 to demonstrate to orchards, cider mills, cideries and wholesale buyers that ground harvested apples can be safely and legally harvested, processed and fermented into hard cider by creating a HACCP Plan, demonstrating the HACCP Plan for stakeholders during multiple field days and writing a position paper explaining how the process can be achieved safely and legally by others in the apple, cider and hard cider industries.
Slaughter Orchard & Cidery presented their Indiana Specialty Crop Block Grant on the safe harvest of ground apples to make hard cider at CiderCon 2024, the annual meeting of the American Cider Association in Portland, Oregon.
Interested orchards, cider mills, cideries, researchers, and industry participants were able to discuss how they can participate in upcoming orchard demonstration days and learn safe methods for harvesting and processing ground apples into juice for fermentation into hard cider. Their project will be completed by 2026.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: For-profit entities (including sole proprietors), nonprofits, local governments, and public/private higher education institutions in Indiana; individuals applying independently are not eligible. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates $409,581 total available Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is May 13, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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