This bill creates a new grant program run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help boost sales of specialty crops grown in America. Specialty crops include things like fruits, vegetables, nuts, and other fresh produce. The grants would pay for activities like advertising campaigns or other efforts to encourage Americans to buy domestic specialty crops instead of imported ones.

The money can go to various organizations that work to promote American-grown specialty crops, including farm trade groups, state agricultural organizations, farming cooperatives, and certain private companies. Even specialty crop groups that operate under federal marketing rules can apply for these grants. Basically, if your organization helps sell American specialty crops, you could potentially get funding to run promotional campaigns or develop new markets for these products domestically.

Specialty Crop Domestic Market Promotion and Development Program Act of 2025

Valadao, David G.

Specialty Crop Domestic Market Promotion and Development Program Act of 2025This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service to establish a grant program to encourage the development, maintenance, and expansion of the commercial domestic market for domestically produced specialty crop commodities (e.g., for advertising or other demand-oriented, generic domestic promotion activities).Organizations eligible&nbsp;for the grant program include&nbsp;those that promote U.S. produced and grown specialty crop sales and are (1) U.S. agricultural trade organizations or regional state-related organizations that do not profit directly from U.S. specialty crop sales, (2) cooperative organizations or state agencies, or (3) certain private organizations. Specialty crop organizations operating under federal marketing orders are also eligible for the grant program.