GA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP)

GA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP)

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Georgia Department of Agriculture
Amount: US $20,000 - US $100,000
Last Updated: February 28, 2026

Summary

The GA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) aims to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in Georgia through funding for projects focused on research, education, or marketing. Eligible projects include those that increase consumption in schools, improve food safety, and enhance marketability of specialty crops. The program is open to groups based in Georgia, including grower associations and educational institutions, and prioritizes projects that benefit local producers.

Overview

About the SCBGP The purpose of the SCBGP is to provide funding for projects that enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in Georgia. Your proposal must focus on research, education, or marketing, and it must benefit the specialty crop industry. Specialty crops eligible for the SCBGP are: fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, Christmas trees, turfgrass/sod, and nursery and greenhouse crops (including floriculture). See a full detailed list at the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service. The current funding priorities for the SCBGP for Georgia are increasing consumption of specialty crops in Georgia’s schools,enhancing specialty crop food safety, helping the industry develop improved practices, increasing sales and marketability for commercially grown specialty crops, and research projects. We aim to fund projects that benefit Georgia’s specialty crop producers. Pre-Applications will be scored based on their potential impact on Georgia’s Specialty Crop industry.

Eligibility

We've imported the main document for this grant to give you an overview. You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Who can applyYour group MUST be based in Georgia. Your group MUST fall into one of the following categories: grower associations, commodity commissions, colleges, universities, state/local governments, and IRS-designated non-profits (in partnership with a Georgia college or university). Non-profit organizations that are applying for the first time MUST partner with a principal Investigator (PI) from a Georgia college or university, preferably from either of Georgia’s Land Grant institutions (UGA or FVSU).

Ineligibility

Individuals and businesses (including farms) are NOT eligible to apply for the SCBGP.If you have submitted the same project to GDA twice in the past and it hasn’t been funded, it cannot be submitted again.