The kentucky 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 Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) received a $334,880.55 Specialty Crop Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (CFDA 10.170 - Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill) on September 30, 2024. The grant will enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in Kentucky through a variety of activities, including leveraging efforts to market and promote specialty crops, assisting producers with research and development, expanding availability and access to specialty crops, and addressing local, regional, and national challenges confronting specialty crop producers. The KDA plans to execute these efforts directly and through sub-awards to research institutions, universities, and local agricultural organizations. Measurable performance outcomes will be required as evidence of the grant's impact.

The kentucky 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. Beneficiaries include the residents of the state or territory. Performance evidence in the form of measurable outcomes is required.