Supports collaborative multi-state partnerships addressing regional or national specialty crop challenges. Funded projects focus on food safety, plant pests and diseases, research, crop-specific issues, and marketing to enhance competitiveness of U.S. or territory-grown specialty crops in domestic and foreign markets.
Eligible applicants include nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), state governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments.
