CLOSED: FY 2021 Application coming Winter 2020.

Program Purpose 
The sole purpose of the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) is to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops. TDA encourages organizations to develop projects to solely enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops pertaining to the following issues affecting the industry:

• Food Safety
• Marketing
• Nutrition
• Plant Health
• Value Added/Industry Development

Eligibility

Responses will be accepted from Texas state agencies, universities, institutions, and producer, industry, or community-based organizations involved with, or that promote specialty crops.

• Grant applications must demonstrate that they will enhance the competitiveness of a Texas specialty crop industry.
• Grant funds may only be used for activities benefiting specialty crops.
• Grant funds must benefit more than one individual, institution or organization.

Grant funds will not be awarded for projects that solely benefit a particular commercial product or provide a profit to a single organization, institution or individual.