The georgia department of agriculture will enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through leveraging efforts to market and promote specialty crops; assisting producers with research and…

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 support projects responding to COVID-19 impacts on specialty crop industries. As required by the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program under the Farm Bill, the Department will report measurable outcomes from these services.

The georgia department of agriculture will enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through leveraging efforts to market and promote specialty crops; assisting producers with research and development relevant to specialty crops; expanding availability and access to specialty crops; and addressing local, regional, and national challenges confronting specialty crop producers through a variety of activities/projects with their grant recipients. The H.R. 133 stimulus funding encourages states to prioritize projects that respond to covid-19 impacts. Beneficiaries include the residents of all 50 states, 5 territories, and the district of columbia. Performance evidence in the form of measurable outcomes is required.