Georgia Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP)

The purpose of the SCBGP is to provide funding for projects that enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in Georgia. Your proposal must focus on research, education, or marketing, and it must benefit the specialty crop industry. Specialty crops eligible for the SCBGP are: fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, Christmas trees, turfgrass/sod, and nursery and greenhouse crops (including floriculture). See a full detailed list at the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service. The current funding priorities for the SCBGP for Georgia are: -increasing consumption of specialty crops in Georgia’s schools. -enhancing specialty crop food safety. -helping the industry develop improved practices. -increasing sales and marketability for commercially grown specialty crops. -research projects.