California Specialty Crop Block Grant Program’s Additional Assistance for Historically Underrepresented Organizations

Applications are due September 27, 2024.
California Department of Food and Agriculture is accepting proposals for the 2025 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program’s (SCBGP) Additional Assistance for Historically Underrepresented Organizations (Additional Assistance) Program. This program is offered in conjunction with the conventional SCBGP. The intent of this program is to provide a process for participation for organizations that have been historically underrepresented in the Block Grant process. Eligibility for the Additional Assistance Program includes nonprofit organizations, Tribal governments and K-12 school districts that have not previously received SCBGP funding, do not have expertise with grant writing, and that work directly in either supporting underserved and beginning farmers or providing access to specialty crops in underserved communities. Awards will range from $100,000 to $250,000, and projects may last up to two years and eight months.