The New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food (NHDAMF) is requesting applications for its 2025 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.
Donor Name: New Hampshire Department of Agriculture Markets & Food (NHDAMF)
State: New Hampshire
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/30/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The NHDAMF offers eligible New Hampshire organizations the opportunity to apply for a portion of these funds under the New Hampshire Specialty Crops Grant Program to conduct projects that benefit New Hampshire Specialty Crops. Specialty Crops are defined as: fruit, vegetable, nursery, floriculture, herb, maple, Christmas tree and honey crops.
The purpose of this grant opportunity is to enhance the competitiveness of New Hampshire 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.
- 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.
USDA has identified the following focus areas for projects:
- Enhancing food safety;
- Improving food safety capacity of all entities in the specialty crop distribution chain for small farmers, packers and processors;
- Investing in specialty crop research;
- Developing new and improved seed varieties and specialty crops;
- Pest and disease control;
- Increasing child and adult nutrition knowledge and consumption of specialty crops;
- Improving efficiency and reducing costs of distribution systems; and
- Sustainability.
Funding Information
A total of approximately $299,000 is expected to be available for the 2025 NH program.
Eligibility Criteria
NHDAMF is seeking proposals from eligible commodity groups, agriculture organizations, colleges and universities, municipalities, state agencies, and non-profit organizations for this grant program, provided their proposals meet all the specifications in this Request for Applications and the USDA’s Notice of Federal Assistance. These projects must aim to enhance the production and competitiveness of New Hampshire specialty crops. To be eligible to participate, applicants must reside in, or their business or educational affiliation must be in the State of New Hampshire.
For more information, visit NHDAMF.
