Specialty Crop Multi-State Program - California Department of Food and Agriculture
This grant funds collaborative, multi-state research projects to address scientific and practical challenges facing specialty crop growers and enhance their competitiveness.
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Funder: California Department of Food and Agriculture
Due Dates: Application period closed (last cycle: 2023); next expected annual cycle opens Fall 2025
Funding Amounts: $250,000–$1,000,000 per project; up to 3 years per award; ~$10M total available per cycle
Summary: Supports collaborative, multi-state projects to enhance specialty crop competitiveness by addressing regional or national issues.
Key Information: Multi-state partnerships required; no cost sharing or matching funds required.
Description
The Specialty Crop Multi-State Program (SCMP) is a federal grant initiative administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service and implemented in California by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). The program aims to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops—including fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops (including floriculture)—through collaborative, multi-state projects. Funded projects must address regional or national issues such as food safety, plant pests and disease, research, crop-specific challenges, and marketing and promotion.
Key features of the program include a requirement for substantive partnerships between organizations in at least two different states and a focus on practical solutions that benefit specialty crop growers across state lines.
