ODA now accepting specialty crop block grant proposals

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REYNOLDSBURG – The Ohio Department of Agriculture is now accepting proposals for the 2014 Specialty Crop
Block Grant Program, which will provide 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. The deadline for online grant
proposal submissions is June 6, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. Grants will 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, cooperatives, associations or commodity groups,
universities and research institutions are eligible to submit specialty crop proposals.
For more information, available forms, or a copy of the request for proposals, visit the Ohio Department
of Agriculture’s website at http://www.agri.ohio.gov/Grants/Grants.aspx.

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