The Wyoming Department of Agriculture is now currently accepting applications for the 2022 Specialty Crop Grant Program.
Donor Name: Wyoming Department of Agriculture
State: Wyoming
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/31/2022
Size of the Grant: $24,500
Details:
The goal of the WDA Specialty Crop Program is to substantially enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops. Specialty crops are defined as “fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops including floriculture.” This has been made possible through a grant from the USDA Specialty Crops Block Grant Program to carry out the following projects focusing on education, production, processing consumption, marketing, distribution, and food safety. Through sub-grants SCBGP Program assists entities in enhancing the competitiveness of Wyoming specialty crops.
Funding Information
Funding amount requested is limited to a minimum of $5,000 and a maximum of $24,500.
Eligible Projects
USDA encourages entities to develop projects pertaining to the following issues affecting the specialty crop industry:
- Enhancing food safety;
- Improving the capacity of all entities in the specialty crop distribution chain to comply with the requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act for example, by developing
- “Good Agricultural Practices” “Good Handling Practices “Good Manufacturing Practices,” and in cost-share arrangements for funding audits of such systems for small farmers, packers and processors;
- Investing in specialty crop research, including research to focus on conservation and environmental outcomes;
- Developing adaptation and mitigation strategies for farmers in drought-stricken regions of the country;
- Supporting the growth of organic specialty crops;
- Developing new and improved seed varieties and specialty crops;
- Pest and disease control;
- Increasing child and adult nutrition knowledge and consumption of specialty crops;
- Increasing opportunities for new and beginning farmers;
- Improving efficiency and reducing costs of distribution systems;
- Protecting and improving pollinator health;
- Developing local and regional food systems; and
- Improving food access in underserved communities and among veterans
Eligibility Criteria
State and/or local organizations, government entities, producer associations, academia, community based nonprofit organizations, producers and processors and other specialty crop stakeholders are eligible to apply either as single entities or in combined efforts. Regional or multi-state projects may be considered by WDA. While single entities are eligible, a requirement of the USDA specialty crop program is that projects must also benefit more than one organization, or individual.
For more information, visit Specialty Crop Grant Program.
