Specialty Crop Multi-State Program

Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — Specialty Crop Multi-State Program — is cataloged under number USDA-AMS-TM-SCMP-G-21-0005 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 10.170, posted by Agricultural Marketing Service. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on August 6, 2021 and last updated on October 19, 2021. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.

Award economics. The award range on file is $250,000 -- $1,000,000. It expects to issue 10 awards. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.

Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on December 6, 2021. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully — federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed — it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities.