{"id":15325,"date":"2020-02-16T06:00:01","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T12:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/?p=15325"},"modified":"2020-02-15T21:50:55","modified_gmt":"2020-02-16T03:50:55","slug":"tennessee-department-of-agriculture-accepting-grant-program-applications-now-through-march-16th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/2020\/02\/16\/tennessee-department-of-agriculture-accepting-grant-program-applications-now-through-march-16th\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee Department of Agriculture accepting Grant Program Applications now through March 16th"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TennesseeNashville, TN <\/strong>– The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) is now accepting applications for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP).<\/p>\n

\u201cTennessee\u2019s diverse landscape is home to a wide variety of farms, and many of those grow the specialty crops supported through the SCBGP,\u201d Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher, D.V.M. said.<\/p>\n

\"Tennessee<\/a>

Tennessee Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grants (SCBG) available.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re proud to administer this program and support research, education, marketing, and innovative projects that will have long-term impact on Tennessee\u2019s specialty crop sector,\u201d stated Hatcher.<\/p>\n

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture administers the grants, which are authorized through the USDA. SCBGP funds are granted to enhance production and competitiveness of specialty crops, including fruits and vegetables, dried fruits, tree nuts, honey, floriculture, and other nursery crops.<\/p>\n

Universities, institutions, cooperatives, producers, and industry or community-based organizations may submit a proposal for funding. The program aims to support projects that directly affect multiple Tennessee producers and have a positive, long-lasting impact on Tennessee agriculture.<\/p>\n

Previous grant funding assisted Agricenter International to conduct research on developing sustainable practices for growing hops in Tennessee. The non-profit research hub planted three acres of hops in 2019, and they are evaluating how different varieties perform in the local climate.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur mission at Agricenter International is to advance knowledge and understanding of agriculture,\u201d Agricenter International Director of Farm and Research Dr. Bruce Kirksey said. \u201cWith the recent interest in growing local and the Pick Tennessee Products campaign, Agricenter chose to conduct research in the area of hop production in Tennessee. This project will provide meaningful agronomic data to growers in Tennessee who are interested in growing hops for the local craft beer market.\u201c<\/p>\n

Eligible individuals and organizations must submit proposals using the 2020 project template. The project template, performance measures, and information required to apply are available online at www.tn.gov\/agriculture\/businesses\/business-development\/scbg.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Proposals are due by March 16 and should be submitted by email to tn.scbg@tn.gov<\/a>. First-time recipients have a funding limit of $25,000. Early submission is encouraged.<\/p>\n

For more information about the USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, email tn.scbg@tn.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) is now accepting applications for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). \u201cTennessee\u2019s diverse landscape is home to a wide variety of farms, and many of those grow the specialty crops supported through the SCBGP,\u201d Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher, D.V.M. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[10850,549,284,1651,261,1632,1457,1458,7806],"class_list":["post-15325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community","tag-charlie-hatcher","tag-nashville","tag-nashville-tn","tag-tda","tag-tennessee","tag-tennessee-department-of-agriculture","tag-u-s-department-of-agriculture","tag-usda","tag-usda-specialty-crop-block-grant-program"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15325"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15326,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15325\/revisions\/15326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}