| The 2026 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Phase I Grant Opportunity Request for Applications opens on Monday, November 3, 2025. Applications are due by December 19, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. EST. Please review the Request for Applications before applying. Q & A Webinars will be hosted through Zoom on the following dates and times: 
November 12, 2025, 9 AMNovember 24, 2025, 11 AMDecember 9, 2025 2 PM The registration links will be available on November 3, 2025. The USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) program is a competitive grant program solicited once a year. The SCBGP funds market research, market promotion and new technology projects specifically to benefit specialty crop producers. Grant-funded projects must benefit Maine’s specialty crop industry and may not be intended to support an individual business or organization. |