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Today in Michigan alongside U.S. Representative Tom Barrett, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the availability of over $275 million in grant funding in FY2026 for the specialty crop industry in the United States through the Specialty Crop Research Initiative, the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, and the Specialty Crop Multi-State Program.
Thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts, USDA is able to provide $175 million per year for SCRI, more than double the previous amount of $80 million per year. The Working Families Tax Cut also increased the total funding available for SCBGP and SCMP from $85 million per year to $100 million per year starting in FY2026.
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture is tasked with implementing SCRI which provides funding for research and extension projects to address the most critical challenges faced by the domestic specialty crop industry.
Both SCBGP and SCMP are implemented by the Agricultural Marketing Service and provide funding for innovative projects designed to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through marketing, education, and research.
USDA news release
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