The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries will receive $526,114.26 through September 2024 under a Specialty Crop Block Grant from the US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service. The grant was awarded on September 30, 2021 under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill (CFDA 10.170). Funds will be used to enhance the competitiveness of Alabama's specialty crops through marketing and promotion efforts, research and development assistance for producers, and...
The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) received a $534,322.73 Specialty Crop Block Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service on September 30, 2022 to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in Alabama through September 29, 2025. Under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill (SCBGP), ADAI will promote, educate, and enhance specialty crops in partnership with USDA. Activities will include enhancing competitiveness through...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) awarded a $495,569.77 Specialty Crop Block Grant to the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries (ADAI) on September 30, 2024. This 3-year grant (ending September 29, 2027) is funded through the USDA's Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (CFDA 10.170), which aims to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops across the U.S. Through this grant, ADAI will leverage efforts to market and promote specialty...
The Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries (ADAI) received a $200,000 block grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program (CFDA 10.181). The funding will support ADAI's implementation of the Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Block Grant Program to provide reimbursements to eligible Alabama seafood processors, at-sea processors, and dealers for expenses...
The Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries received a $684,741.65 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service under the agency's Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025). The award will support the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries' avian and cattle initiatives for FY21 national surveillance and response activities from April 1, 2021 through March 31,...
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture will receive $357,945 through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in Arkansas. Through this funding, the Department will leverage efforts to market and promote specialty crops, assist producers with research and development relevant to specialty crops, and expand availability and access of specialty crops in underserved regions of the state. The...
The Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries received a $105,146 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025). The award will support the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries' delivery of Animal Disease Traceability initiative activities from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022. Specifically,...
The Georgia Department of Agriculture will receive $1.88 million from September 2021 through September 2025 under a Specialty Crop Block Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. The grant will fund efforts to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in Georgia through activities such as marketing and promotion, research and development assistance to producers, and programs to address challenges facing specialty crop producers. The funding will also...
The Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries received a $1,028,264 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service on October 1, 2021 to support nutrition assistance programs through September 30, 2022. The grant funding supports the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), as outlined in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 10.576. The purpose of the SFMNP is to provide low-income seniors with resources in the form of...
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources will receive $255,740.58 through September 2029 under a Specialty Crop Block Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. This funding will support efforts to enhance the competitiveness of Alaska's specialty crops industry. Specific activities include marketing and promotion initiatives for specialty crops, assisting producers with research and development relevant to specialty crops, and expanding availability of...