Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Announces Recipients of Specialty Crop Block Grants

Friday, June 24th, 2022 -- 9:00 AM

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection announced 15 projects have been selected to receive more than $1.16 million in USDA Specialty Crop Block Grants.

These recipients were selected from 19 funding requests totaling more than $1.48 million. Grants are awarded to projects intended to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crop industries through research, education, or market development.

Recipients are required to provide 25 percent of the grant funds as a matching contribution. Funding for Specialty Crop Block Grants is provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which defines specialty crops as fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops including floriculture.

Since 2009, DATCP has received 441 Specialty Crop Block Grant proposals requesting more than $27.2 million. The USDA has funded 286 of those grant project proposals, totaling more than $14 million. For more information on Specialty Crop Block Grants, visit DATCP’s website.

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