The eligible entities that can apply directly to the USDA for grant funds through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program are the agencies, commissions, or departments responsible for agriculture within the 50 States and the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
States
Alabama
Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries
Johnny Blackmon
(334) 240-7257
johnny.blackmon@agi.alabama.gov
Alaska
Alaska Division of Agriculture
Johanna Herron
Phone: 907-761-3870
johanna.herron@alaska.gov
Arizona
Arizona Department of Agriculture
Lisa James
Grants Program Coordinator
Phone: 602-542-3262
ljames@azda.gov
Arkansas
Arkansas Agriculture Department
Christian Olson
Director of Marketing
Phone: (501)219-6324
Christian.Olson@aad.ar.gov
California
California Department of Food and Agriculture
Stephen Tachiera
SCBGP Manager, Office of Grants Administration
Phone: (916) 403-6525
Stephen.Tachiera@cdfa.ca.gov
Colorado
Colorado Department of Agriculture
Glenda Mostek
Phone: (303) 869-9173
glenda.mostek@state.co.us
Connecticut
Connecticut Department of Agriculture
Jaime Smith
Marketing Representative
Phone: 860-713-2559
jaime.smith@ct.gov
Delaware
Delaware Department of Agriculture
Jo-Ann Walston
Marketing Specialist
Phone: (302) 698-4523
JoAnn.Walston@state.de.us
Florida
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Cory Pierce
Grant Manager
Phone: (850) 617-7325
SpecialtyCrop@freshfromflorida.com
Georgia
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Jen Erdmann
Grants Specialist
Phone: (404)-586-1151
jen.erdmann@agr.georgia.gov
Hawaii
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
Sharon Hurd
Administrator
Phone: (808) 973-9465
sharon.k.hurd@hawaii.gov
Idaho
Idaho State Department of Agriculture
Eric Boyington
Grants Coordinator
Phone: (208) 332-8537
Eric.Boyington@agri.idaho.gov
Illinois
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Erin Cleary
Phone: (217) 557-5897
Erin.Cleary@illinois.gov
Indiana
Indiana State Department of Agriculture
Ann McCambridge
Phone: (317) 419-0200
amccambridge@isda.in.gov
Iowa
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Stephanie Groom
Grant Administrator
Phone: (515) 281-3338
Stephanie.Groom@iowaagriculture.gov
Kansas
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Kellen Liebsch
Economist
Phone: (785) 564-6726
Kentucky
Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Joshua Lindau
Phone: (502) 564-4936
joshua.lindau@ky.gov
Louisiana
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
Michelle Estay
Director
Phone: (985) 345-9483
estay@ldaf.state.la.us
Maine
Maine Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources
Jessica Nixon
Director of Market Development
Phone: (207) 287-7514
Jessica.L.Nixon@maine.gov
Maryland
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Karen Fedor
Senior Agricultural Marketing Specialist
Phone: (410) 841-5773
Karen.Fedor@maryland.gov
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
Alexander Gill
Grants Manager
Phone: (617) 626-1765
alexander.gill@state.ma.us
Leah Luong
Grant Accountant
(617) 626 – 1780
Leah.Luong@state.ma.us
John Rosa
Grant Accountant II
Phone: (617) 626-1730
john.rosa@state.ma.us
Michigan
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Heather Throne
Market Development Specialist
Phone: (517) 712 – 0841
throneh@michigan.gov
Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Ann Kuzj
Grants Administrator
Phone: 651-201-6028
ann.kuzj@state.mn.us
Mississippi
Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce
Paige Manning
Communications and Policy Advisor
Phone: (601) 359-1163
paige@mdac.state.ms.us
Susan Head
Marketing Specialist
Phone: (601) 359-1196
susan@mdac.ms.gov
Missouri
Missouri Department of Agriculture
Susan Bennett
Grant Specialist
Phone: (573) 526-9548
Susan.Bennett@mda.mo.gov
Montana
Montana Department of Agriculture
Jim Auer
Phone: (406) 444-5424
JAuer@mt.gov
Nebraska
Nebraska Department of Agriculture
Casey Foster
Ag Promotion Coordinator – Value Added
Phone: (402) 471-4876
casey.foster@nebraska.gov
Nevada
Nevada Department of Agriculture
Ashley Jeppson
Program Coordinator/Agriculturist
Phone: (775) 353-3675
ajeppson@agri.nv.gov
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food
Gail McWilliam-Jellie
Director, Division of Agricultural Development
Phone: (603) 271-3788
gail.mcwilliam.jellie@agr.nh.gov
New Jersey
New Jersey Department of Agriculture
Logan Brown
Economic Development Representative
Phone: (609) 292-8856
logan.brown@ag.state.nj.us
New Mexico
New Mexico Department of Agriculture
David Lucero
Marketing and Development Division Director
Phone: (575) 646-4929
DLucero@nmda.nmsu.edu
Felicia Frost
Marketing Specialist
Phone: (575) 646-4929
FFrost@nmda.nmsu.edu
New York
New York Department of Agriculture & Markets
William Shattuck
Phone: 518-485-7306
william.shattuck@agriculture.ny.gov
North Carolina
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Nick Augostini
Assistant Director
Sarah Pearce
Grant Administrator
Phone: (919) 707-3158
Sarah.Pearce@ncagr.gov
North Dakota
North Dakota Department of Agriculture
Deanna Gierszewski
701.328.2191
degierszewski@nd.gov
Ohio
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Lori Panda
Senior Program Manager
Phone: (614) 466-8798
Panda@agri.ohio.gov
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry
Jason Harvey
Agriculture Marketing Coordinator
Phone: (405) 606-1477
Jason.Harvey@ag.ok.gov
Oregon
Oregon Department of Agriculture
Gabrielle Redhead
503-986-6473
gredhead@oda.state.or.us
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Morgan Sheffield
Specialty Crop Grant Coordinator
Phone: (717) 787-3568
msheffield@pa.gov
Samantha Snyder
Specialty Crop Grant Coordinator
Phone: (717) 772-1429
samasnyder@pa.gov
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Peter Susi
Agricultural Marketing Specialist
Phone: (401) 222-2781
peter.susi@dem.ri.gov
South Carolina
South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Betsy Dorton
Grants Coordinator
Phone: (803) 734-0467
bdorton@scda.sc.gov
South Dakota
South Dakota Department of Agriculture
Kimberly Strum
Grant and Loan Specialist
Phone: (605) 773-4516
Kimberly.Sturm@state.sd.us
Tennessee
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
Debbie Ball
Marketing Director
Phone: (615) 837-5194
Debbie.Ball@tn.gov
Greer Gill
Marketing Specialist
(615) 837 – 5163
Greer.Gill@tn.gov
Texas
Texas Department of Agriculture
Sean Hilbe or Karen Reichek
Grants Coordinator
Phone: (512) 463-6616
grants@texasagriculture.gov
Utah
Utah Department of Agriculture and Food
Andy Pierucci
Phone: (801) 538-4913
apierucci@utah.gov
Vermont
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Kristina Sweet
Senior Agricultural Development Coordinator
Phone: (802) 522-7811
kristina.sweet@vermont.gov
Virginia
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Melissa Ball
Special Projects Manager
Phone: (804) 786-5448
melissa.ball@vdacs.virginia.gov
Washington
Washington State Department of Agriculture
Leisa Schumaker
Grant Administrator
Phone: (360) 902-2091
lschumaker@agr.wa.gov
Tricia Bertsch
Grant Agreement Manager
Phone: (360) 902-2177
pbertsch@agr.wa.gov
Lindsey Erickson
Grant Assistant
Phone: (360) 902-1949
lerickson@agr.wa.gov
West Virginia
West Virginia Department of Agriculture
Cindy Martel
Marketing Specialist
Phone: (304) 541-9756
cmartel@ag.state.wv.us
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Juli Speck
Grants Coordinator
Phone: (608) 224-5134
juli.speck@wi.gov
Wyoming
Wyoming Department of Agriculture
Ted Craig
Agriculture Program Coordinator
Phone: (307) 777-6651
ted.craig@wyo.gov
Territory & District Contacts
American Samoa
American Samoa Department of Agriculture
Michael Fuiava
Director
Phone: 684-699-1497
filifaatali.fuiava@doa.as.gov
District of Columbia
District of Columbia Agriculture Experiment Station
Brunno Cerozi
Phone: (202) 236 – 1742
Brunno.cerozi@udc.edu
Guam
Guam Department of Agriculture
Ricardo Lizama
Phone: (671) 735-3942
rilizama@yahoo.com
Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands Division of Agriculture
Manual Tenorio
Phone: (670) 256-3319
mannyatenorio@gmail.com
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture
William Feliciano
Phone: (787) 723-9090 ext. 2400
grants@agricultura.pr.gov
U.S. Virgin Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture
Billy Abraham
Director of Marketing Services
Phone: (340) 778-0997 ext. 256
Billy.abraham@doa.vi.gov