Specialty Crop Domestic Market Promotion and Development Program Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]
Introduced
Summary
A new USDA grant program would promote and expand domestic markets for U.S.-grown specialty crops. This program would award grants to eligible organizations to run marketing and demand-building activities for specialty crop commodities.
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- Specialty crop growers: Grants aim to increase domestic demand for U.S.-grown specialty crops by funding marketing and promotion activities that target commercial markets.
- Eligible organizations: Grants would be open to U.S. agricultural trade groups, regional or State-related organizations, cooperatives, State agencies, qualifying private organizations, and specialty-crop organizations under Federal marketing orders. Recipients must provide at least a 25% non-Federal match, which may include in-kind support.
- USDA administration and oversight: The Agricultural Marketing Service would run the program, award multiyear grants with annual reviews, require independent audits when needed, and can terminate grants for failure to meet plan goals or matching requirements.
*Would authorize $75.0 million a year in new appropriations beginning in FY2026 and allow the Secretary to use those funds for program and administrative costs.*
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Grants to promote U.S. specialty crops
If enacted, USDA would start a grant program to boost U.S.-grown specialty-crop sales at home. It would authorize $75 million each year starting in 2026, and USDA could use part to run the program. Eligible applicants would include trade groups, co-ops, State agencies, specialty-crop groups under federal marketing orders, and some private groups if USDA approves. Applicants would file a marketing plan and certify federal money would supplement, not replace, other funds; most grants would need at least a 25% non-federal match, and in-kind support could count. USDA could make multiyear awards, review them yearly, monitor spending within 15 months, require audits, and end grants for poor performance. Funds could not promote foreign-made products, and grants could not go to for-profit corporations unless they are small businesses; co-ops and nonprofit trade groups are allowed.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]
CA • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/22/2025
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/22/2025
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/22/2025
Costa
CA • D
Sponsored 8/22/2025
LaMalfa
CA • R
Sponsored 8/22/2025
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 9/3/2025
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/11/2025
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Gray
CA • D
Sponsored 11/19/2025
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