Elligibility
Applications will only be accepted from producers, industry, or community-based organizations involved with specialty crops. Each application must describe a project that meets the following criteria: 1. Clearly demonstrate that the purpose is to enhance the competitiveness of a specialty crop industry in South Carolina. 2. Use funds for activities that benefit the promotion, consumption, and/or accessibility of specialty crops in South Carolina. 3. Benefit more than one individual, institution, or organization. Grant funds will not be awarded for projects that directly benefit or provide a profit to a single organization, institution or individual. 4. Special consideration will be given to projects with multiple organizations partnering together to create a greater impact on the South Carolina specialty crop industry.
Available Funding
over the last five years, the SCDA has been awarded an average of $586,688.00 in Specialty Crop Block Grant funds.