
The Specialty Crop Block Grant Program provides funding for projects to enhance the competitiveness of crops such as fruits, vegetables, nuts and nursery crops.
Grant funding is provided by the USDA Agriculture Marketing Service. Ohio's 2021 grant will open early Spring 2021. Grants range from a minimum of $25,000 to a maximum of $150,000. In addition, all applicants must provide a minimum match of 25 percent of the requested grant amount.
Project proposals are sought that will advance the long-term economic viability of the state’s specialty crop industry, while increasing the marketability of specialty crops. Higher rankings will be given to projects that demonstrate profit potential for growers and that could boost employment opportunities in the specialty crop industry.
Food and agricultural non-profit organizations, associations or commodity groups, universities and research institutions are eligible to submit specialty crop proposals. Projects that have a focus on the benefit a particular commercial product, or provide a profit to a single organization, institution or individual will not be considered.
To view SCBG projects previously funded by USDA, visit https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/grants/scbgp/awards.
Full list of USDA approved Specialty Crops
Evaluation Plan (Performance Measures) (pdf)
SCBGP Templates and Performance Measures Q&A (pdf)
2021 SCBG
Grant Proposals | |
SCBG Stakeholder Meeting (Power Point Presentation) | February 25, 2021, 11:00AM |
Ohio's 2021 SCBG RFP | March 1, 2021, 12:00PM |
Applications due to ODA | April 15, 2021, 5:00PM |
SCBG Committee review and selection | Pending: May 3, 2021, time TBD |
ODA submits state plan to USDA for approval (Pending USDA deadline announcement) | May 2021 |
Award | |
USDA approval (anticipated) | September 2021 |
ODA issues approval letters to successful applicants and initiates contracting | October 2021 |
Project work can begin (anticipated) | November 2021 |
Project end date | September 2023 |
Latest project end date upon approved extension request | September 2024 |
2020 SCBG
2019 SCBG
2018 SCBG
Reporting Dates (All Grant Years)
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Find your grant number at the top of the column, then locate the next report due. | |||||
Due Dates | 2021 | AM200100XXXXG067 (2020) | AM190100XXXXG021 (2019) | AM180100XXXXG033 (2018) | AM180100XXXXG033 (2018) |
Tuesday, December 1, 2020 | None | ANNUAL REPORT | SECOND ANNUAL REPORT | FINAL REPORT* unless extension requested | |
Friday, April 30, 2021 | Quarterly Memo | Quarterly Memo | Quarterly Memo | ||
Friday, July 30, 2021 | Quarterly Memo | Quarterly Memo | Quarterly Memo | ||
Saturday, October 30, 2021 | Quarterly Memo | Quarterly Memo | Quarterly Memo | ||
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 | None | ANNUAL REPORT | FINAL REPORT OR SECOND ANNUAL | FINAL REPORT | |
Saturday, April 30, 2022 | Quarterly Memo | Quarterly Memo | Quarterly Memo | ||
Saturday, July 30, 2022 | Quarterly Memo | Quarterly Memo | Quarterly Memo | ||
Saturday, October 30, 2021 | Quarterly Memo | Quarterly Memo | Quarterly Memo | ||
Thursday, December 1, 2022 | ANNUAL REPORT | FINAL REPORT OR SECOND ANNUAL | FINAL REPORT | ||
Sunday, April 30, 2023 | Quarterly Memo | Quarterly Memo | |||
Sunday, July 30, 2023 | Quarterly Memo | Quarterly Memo | |||
Monday, October 30, 2023 | Quarterly Memo | Quarterly Memo | |||
Friday, December 1, 2023 | FINAL REPORT OR SECOND ANNUAL | FINAL REPORT | |||
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 | Quarterly Memo | ||||
Tuesday, July 30, 2024 | Quarterly Memo | ||||
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | Quarterly Memo | ||||
Sunday, December 1, 2024 | FINAL REPORT | ||||
Project recipients may request a third year to complete their project, if needed. Submitting a second annual report in lieu of a final will trigger an automatic extension. | |||||
Please submit all reports via email to SCBG@AGRI.OHIO.GOV with your grant project in the subject line. |