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

The New Hampshire Department of Agriculture will receive $398,133.07 from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill (CFDA 10.170) from September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2025. The funding will support efforts to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in New Hampshire through activities such as marketing and promotion, research and development relevant to specialty crops, and addressing challenges facing specialty crop producers. Specific activities and projects conducted by grant recipients are intended to leverage efforts to expand availability and access to specialty crops while also prioritizing responses to COVID-19 impacts. The Bureau of Markets within the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture Office of the Commissioner is the designated awardee and will oversee implementation of efforts supported by this federal block grant award.

The new hampshire 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.