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Updated 11/10/09 Grant Opportunities
REQUEST FOR INDUSTRY PRIORITIES 2010 Specialty Crop Block
Grant Program – Farm Bill
WSDA is seeking stakeholder input on specialty crop priority
needs for 2010. Funding priorities may be set based on the
information submitted. The deadline to submit input is November 25,
2009.
To provide your input, please complete this form:
2010 Priority Needs, e-mail
to WSDA at
specialtycrop@agr.wa.gov, or mail to:
Washington State Department of Agriculture Grants and Contracts
PO Box 42560 Olympia, WA 98504-2560
For additional
information, please e-mail
specialtycrop@agr.wa.gov or call (360) 902-2177.
2010 Specialty Crop Grant Program
WSDA anticipates conducting a competitive process for 2010 Specialty Crop
Grant awards. Updated information coming soon.
General
information: Under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program-Farm
Bill, the USDA provides grants to each state to enhance the competitiveness
of specialty crops. Funding may only be used for activities that impact
specialty crops, and projects must have multiple beneficiaries.
What are Specialty Crops? Specialty crops include most
fruits, vegetables, culinary and medicinal herbs, tree nuts, nursery,
floriculture and horticulture crops. For a list of commonly considered
specialty crops, see
Definition of Specialty Crops [external
link].
For additional information, or to be added to WSDA’s
Specialty Crop email distribution list, please contact WSDA at
specialtycrop@agr.wa.gov.
2009 Specialty Crop Grant Program
WSDA conducted a two-phase competitive process to award 2009
Specialty Crop Block Grant Program – Farm Bill funds. The award
process is now complete. Fourteen projects were selected and have
been approved by USDA. See
News Release [internal
link] for the full list of Washington State projects.
2009 Value-Added Producer Grant Program
On September 1, 2009 USDA Rural Development (RD) announced the
availability of approximately $18 million in competitive grants for FY 2009
to help independent agricultural producers enter into or expand value-added
activities.
Applications are due to USDA on November 30, 2009. For
application materials [external
link] and
requirements, visit the USDA Value Added Producer Grants (VAPG) website at:
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/coops/vadg.htm
[external link].
Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA)
[PDF 101 kB]
2010 Farmers Market Promotion Program
The Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) provides grants to help
improve and expand domestic farmers markets, roadside stands,
community-supported agriculture programs, agri-tourism activities, and other
direct producer-to-consumer market opportunities. Entities submit
applications directly to USDA.
Approximately $5 million is allocated for 2010 and $10 million
for 2011 and 2012. The maximum amount awarded for any one proposal
cannot exceed $100,000.
2010 application instructions will
be posted once announced by USDA. See
FMPP website for more details.
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