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Specialty Crop Multi-State Grant Program 2026

Federal funding opportunity USDA-AMS-TM-SCMP-G-26-0020 from Agricultural Marketing Service (Department of Agriculture).

Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes December 4, 2026

Posted: April 13, 2026
Closes: December 4, 2026
Award ceiling: $1,000,000
Award floor: $250,000
Program funding: $14,300,000
Expected awards: 20
Cost sharing: Yes
Instrument: Grant
Assistance listing: 10.170
Category: Agriculture
Archives: January 3, 2027

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 10.170 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated: $79.7M
FY2025 obligated: $72.9M
FY2026 (to date) obligated: $0
Awards in window: 111

Top recipients: Food & Agriculture, California Department of, State of Washington Department of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Florida, North Dakota Department of Agriculture, Dept of Agriculture Montana

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed August 2026

Synopsis

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)
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
State governments

How to apply

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Agency contact: Agricultural Marketing Service · [email protected] · 202-260-8449

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