Assistance Listing 10.170
Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill
Agricultural Marketing Service · Department of Agriculture
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 176 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $547,724. Expect about 98 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 3%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 1%
- 4% higher ed · 96% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $548K
- $339K – $1.3M middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 56
- $73M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Jan
- annual · 98-day window
Open right now under this program
1 opportunity · from Grants.gov, checked every 10 minutes
| Deadline | Opportunity | Expected awards |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 435 days | Specialty Crop Multi-State Grant Program 2026USDA-AMS-TM-SCMP-G-26-0020 | — |
Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food & Agriculture, California Department of | Government | CA | 14 | $157,623,632 |
| Agriculture, Texas Department of | Government | TX | 10 | $14,831,033 |
| State of Washington Department of Agriculture | Government | WA | 9 | $28,055,910 |
| North Dakota Department of Agriculture | Government | ND | 8 | $26,117,056 |
| Agriculture, South Carolina Department of | Government | SC | 8 | $4,787,910 |
| Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries | Government | AL | 7 | $4,343,299 |
| Fondo DE Innovacion Para EL Desarrollo Agricola DE Puerto Rico | Government | PR | 7 | $3,509,203 |
| Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands | Government | MP | 7 | $1,903,138 |
| Alaska Department of Natural Resources | Government | AK | 7 | $1,867,813 |
| Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Florida | Government | FL | 6 | $20,915,069 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61 | $103M | $526K | $350K – $1.3M |
| 2022 | 127 | $144M | $565K | $353K – $960K |
| 2023 | 54 | $74M | $549K | $368K – $1.3M |
| 2024 | 66 | $89M | $598K | $369K – $1.5M |
| 2025 | 56 | $73M | $548K | $339K – $1.3M |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | 2026-06-08 | 56 d | USDA-AMS-TM-SCBGP-G-26-0004 · Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Farm Bill 2026 |
| 2026-04-13 | 2026-12-04 | 235 d | USDA-AMS-TM-SCMP-G-26-0020 · Specialty Crop Multi-State Grant Program 2026 |
| 2025-05-09 | 2025-07-07 | 59 d | USDA-AMS-TM-SCBGP-G-25-0004 · Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Farm Bill 2025 |
| 2024-01-29 | 2024-05-02 | 94 d | USDA-AMS-TM-SCBGP-G-24-0003 · Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Farm Bill 2024 |
| 2023-08-24 | 2024-01-31 | 160 d | USDA-AMS-TM-SCMP-G-23-0020 · Specialty Crop Multi-State Program |
| 2023-01-20 | 2023-05-01 | 101 d | USDA-AMS-TM-SCBGP-G-23-0003 · Specialty Crop Block Grant Program – Farm Bill 2023 |
| 2022-01-25 | 2022-05-03 | 98 d | USDA-AMS-TM-SCBGP-G-22-0003 · Specialty Crop Block Grant Program – Farm Bill |
| 2021-08-06 | 2021-12-06 | 122 d | USDA-AMS-TM-SCMP-G-21-0005 · Specialty Crop Multi-State Program |
| 2021-04-13 | 2021-06-11 | 59 d | USDA-AMS-TM-SCBGP-G-21-0003 · Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill |
| 2020-03-09 | 2020-05-27 | 79 d | USDA-AMS-TM-SCBGP-G-20-0003 · Specialty Crop Block Grant Program – Farm Bill |
| 2019-06-03 | 2019-10-01 | 120 d | USDA-AMS-TM-SCMP-G-19-0005 · Specialty Crop Multi-State Program |
| 2019-03-07 | 2019-05-24 | 78 d | USDA-AMS-TM-SCBGP-G-19-0003 · Specialty Crop Block Grant Program – Farm Bill |
| 2018-03-07 | 2018-05-24 | 78 d | USDA-AMS-TM-SCBGP-G-18-0003 · Specialty Crop Block Grant Program – Farm Bill |
| 2017-06-26 | 2017-10-24 | 120 d | USDA-AMS-TM-SCMP-G-17-0005 · USDA-AMS-TM-SCMP-G-17-0005 |
| 2017-03-02 | 2017-06-07 | 97 d | USDA-AMS-TM-SCBGP-G-17-003 · Specialty Crop Block Grant Program – Farm Bill |
| 2016-03-08 | 2016-07-06 | 120 d | USDA-AMS-TM-SCBGP-G-16-0003 · Specialty Crop Block Grant Program – Farm Bill |
| 2015-09-07 | 2016-01-14 | 129 d | USDA-AMS-SCMP-2015 · 2015 Specialty Crop Multi-State Program |
| 2015-03-16 | 2015-07-08 | 114 d | USDA-AMS-SCBGP-2015 · Specialty Crop Block Grant Program |
| 2014-04-17 | 2014-07-09 | 83 d | USDA-AMS-SCBGP-2014 · Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill |
| 2013-05-09 | 2013-07-10 | 62 d | AMS-FV-2013 · Specialty Crop Block Grant Program-Farm Bill |
| 2012-02-08 | 2012-07-11 | 154 d | AMS-FV-2012 · Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 10.170?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 176 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $547,724. Expect about 98 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $548K; the middle half ran from $339K to $1.3M. 56 new awards were made, with $73M committed to them.
When does 10.170 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Jan with about 98 days to apply. The most recent round posted Apr 13, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Department of Agriculture (Agricultural Marketing Service). Assistance Listing 10.170 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.