Closed · USDA-AMS-TM-SCMP-G-17-0005 · CFDA 10.170 · Discretionary

USDA-AMS-TM-SCMP-G-17-0005

Federal grant opportunity posted by Agricultural Marketing Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$250K-$1M
Award range
Closed
Status
October 24, 2017
Close date
10
Expected awards

The verdict

USDA-AMS-TM-SCMP-G-17-0005 is a closed discretionary listing from Agricultural Marketing Service that offered $250,000 -- $1,000,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 123 other opportunities from Agricultural Marketing Service.

$250K-$1M
award range
Closed
application status
10
expected awards
10.170
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

USDA-AMS-TM-SCMP-G-17-0005 is closed (last close October 24, 2017). The parent program page for CFDA 10.170 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Agricultural Marketing Service still indexes 123 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed October 24, 2017

Posted Jun 26 Closes Oct 24

Est. Total Funding

$7,000,000

Expected Awards

10

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announces the availability of approximately $7 million in competitive grant funds to solely enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through collaborative, multi-state projects that address the following regional or national level specialty crop issues: food safety; plant pests and disease; research; crop-specific common issues; and marketing and promotion. Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts, horticulture and nursery crops, including floriculture. States are encouraged to submit projects that bring together multi-state teams of partners to research and develop solutions to practical problems that cross state boundaries and address the needs of specialty crop growers. Applications are due October 24, 2017.

Campus applicant desk · Agriculture

Grants.gov prints only higher-education applicant doors for USDA-AMS-TM-SCMP-G-17-0005 (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education). This reads as a campus competition desk, not a civic or commercial open call. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Agriculture (AG). Only 1 other Agricultural Marketing Service listing share this exact eligibility-code string (1% of 124).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 10.170

Specialty Crop Block Grant Program

U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Agency Contact

Martin Rosier Grants Manager Phone 2022608449

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What to do next

USDA-AMS-TM-SCMP-G-17-0005 is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 10.170 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Specialty Crop Block Grant Program indexes 1 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • Agricultural Marketing Service lists 123 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants