TX Specialty Crop Block Grant Program

TX Specialty Crop Block Grant Program

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Texas Department of Agriculture
Last Updated: December 18, 2025

Summary

The Texas Specialty Crop Block Grant Program aims to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through marketing, research, and development efforts. The program supports projects addressing food safety, nutrition, plant health, and expanding access to these crops. By funding proposals that demonstrate measurable impacts on the specialty crop industry and the public, this initiative seeks to foster growth and adaptability in a challenging agricultural landscape.

Overview

Texas Specialty Crop Block Grant Program The purpose of the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) is to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops 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 confronting specialty crop producers. TDA encourages organizations to develop projects to solely enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops pertaining to the following issues affecting the industry: Food SafetyMarketingNutritionPlant HealthValue Added/Industry Development Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts, horticulture, nursery crops (including floriculture). See lists of eligible and ineligible crops from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) website. Proposals for grant funds should describe how the project potentially impacts and produces measurable outcomes for the specialty crop industry and/or the public rather than a single organization, institution, or individual.

Eligibility

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