California Specialty Crop Block Grant Additional Assistance for Limited Resource Applicants

Concept proposals are due by January 12, 2026.
California Department of Food and Agriculture is offering an Additional Assistance for Limited Resource Applicants Program to provide a process through which small and/or limited resource applicant organizations can participate and successfully implement their Specialty Crop Block Grant Program projects. This program will provide personalized application assistance, including feedback on draft proposals and one-on-one phone calls, emails, or virtual meetings. Eligibility is limited to non-profit organizations, tribal governments, and K-12 school districts that have not previously received Specialty Crop Block Grant Program funding, do not have technical expertise in grantwriting, and who work directly in either supporting limited resource and/or beginning farmers or providing nutrition education and/or access to specialty crops in low resource communities.