Specialty Crop Multi-State Grant Program 2026
Last verified by NonDilute: 2026-04-29. Official notice and agency instructions control.
If your nonprofit or university leads a multi-state coalition addressing specialty crop challenges, this $250k–$1M grant can scale proven solutions across regions.
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What this is
The Specialty Crop Multi-State Grant Program (SCMP) supports regional and national-level projects addressing shared challenges in specialty crop production, such as food safety, plant pests, disease management, research, and market promotion. Applicants must be part of a multi-state partnership involving nonprofits and demonstrate measurable outcomes that enhance U.S. specialty crop competitiveness in domestic or foreign markets. This is collaborative funding requiring coordination across state lines and proven impact, not a good fit for single-entity startups.
Who can apply
Applicants must be Native American tribal governments (federally recognized), state governments, public/state universities, or 501(c)(3) nonprofits. Solo founders, for-profit companies, and single-state organizations are ineligible. Projects must include partnerships across two or more U.S. states or territories plus nonprofit entities.
Eligible applicant types
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- State governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Full description — from the agency
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), requests applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 Specialty Crop Multi-State Grant Program (SCMP). The SCMP supports collaborative multi-state partnerships to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through competitively funded projects. A multi-state partnership is a project that implements activities with measurable outcomes that benefit two or more U.S. States and/or Territories along with non-profit entities. The focus is to address regional or national level specialty crop issues, including, but not limited to, food safety, plant pests and disease, research, crop-specific projects addressing common issues, and marketing and promotion. Projects must enhance the competitiveness of U.S. or U.S. territory-grown specialty crops in either domestic or foreign markets.
Topics: specialty crops · multi-state partnership · food safety · agricultural marketing · crop competitiveness · plant pest management
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