The puerto rico 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 Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture will receive $641,131.53 through September 2025 under a Specialty Crop Block Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. The grant funds will enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in Puerto Rico through marketing and promotion efforts, research and development assistance to producers, and expanding access. Activities will address local, regional and national challenges facing specialty crop producers through various projects with grant recipients. The grant recipient is the Fondo De Innovacion Para El Desarrollo Agricola De Puerto Rico, which will leverage the funds to benefit residents across the United States and its territories through measurable outcomes related to specialty crops.

The puerto rico 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.