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Source: Stored live-derived Government dataCA Department of Food and Agriculture
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Business; Nonprofit; Public Agency; Tribal Government; Agriculture; Disadvantaged Communities; Education; Employment; Labor & Training; Environment & Water; Food & Nutrition; Science; Technology; and Research & Development; All projects must benefit the California specialty crop industry.
4 warning(s) require review.
Objective score, derived by OIP
Publication decision: Publish with warning
2027 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program -- a Grant (Grant) issued by CA Department of Food and Agriculture.
Objective Government score 83 for california-grants-191016, computed from source evidence and Government scoring configuration.
difficulty (insufficient_evidence): difficulty could not be scored: no application-complexity, preparation-burden, or applicant-cost evidence is available for this opportunity beyond generic boilerplate. time_required (insufficient_evidence): time_required could not be scored: no application-complexity, preparation-burden, or applicant-cost evidence is available for this opportunity beyond generic boilerplate. capital_required (insufficient_evidence): capital_required could not be scored: no application-complexity, preparation-burden, or applicant-cost evidence is available for this opportunity beyond generic boilerplate. novelty (insufficient_evidence): novelty could not be scored: no current Government source provides a reliable per-record signal for whether an opportunity is genuinely novel versus long-standing.
14 evidence record(s) support this pipeline result.
Next action: Review the official California Grants Portal record and the linked application instructions.
95/100 · Ok
evidence_quality reflects a federal-source baseline plus completeness of deadline, funding value, eligibility, and official-source fields on this specific record.
90/100 · Ok
confidence reflects OIP's confidence in its own interpretation of this record's lifecycle and funding-value status, not confidence that any applicant will qualify.
98/100 · Ok
potential_value reflects the disclosed award ceiling or floor for this specific opportunity.
90/100 · Ok
urgency reflects the number of days remaining until the disclosed application deadline.
No numeric value · Insufficient Evidence
difficulty could not be scored: no application-complexity, preparation-burden, or applicant-cost evidence is available for this opportunity beyond generic boilerplate.
No numeric value · Insufficient Evidence
time_required could not be scored: no application-complexity, preparation-burden, or applicant-cost evidence is available for this opportunity beyond generic boilerplate.
No numeric value · Insufficient Evidence
capital_required could not be scored: no application-complexity, preparation-burden, or applicant-cost evidence is available for this opportunity beyond generic boilerplate.
2027 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
$.record.Title · Field Mapping · 98/100 confidence
191016 / 79437
$.record.PortalID · Field Mapping · 98/100 confidence
CA Department of Food and Agriculture
$.record.AgencyDept · Field Mapping · 96/100 confidence
Grant
$.record.Type · Field Mapping · 94/100 confidence
Agriculture; Disadvantaged Communities; Education; Employment; Labor & Training; Environment & Water; Food & Nutrition; Science; Technology; and Research & Development
$.record.Categories · Field Mapping · 92/100 confidence
Funding and Duration: Grant amounts for the conventional program range from $100,000 to $600,000. The maximum grant duration is two (2) years, eight (8) months, and grant funds cannot be expended before November 1, 2027, or after June 30, 2030. Projects submitted through the Additional Assistance for Limited Resource Applicants (Additional Assistance) Program will range from $75,000 to $250,000. Program requirements and submission deadlines differ for Additional Assistance Program applicants. The 2027 Request for Concept Proposals - Additional Assistance Program will be available in November 2026. Please email grants@cdfa.ca.gov for more information. CDFA reserves the right to offer an award amount different than the amount requested.
$.record.Description · Field Mapping · 92/100 confidence
2026-08-24T20:55:00.000Z
$.record.OpenDate · Field Mapping · 92/100 confidence
2026-09-21T09:00:00.000Z
$.record.ApplicationDeadline · Field Mapping · 94/100 confidence
Applicant types: Business; Nonprofit; Public Agency; Tribal Government
$.record.ApplicantType · Field Mapping · 94/100 confidence
All projects must benefit the California specialty crop industry.
$.record.Geography · Field Mapping · 88/100 confidence
28000000.00 USD
$.record.EstAvailFunds · Field Mapping · 88/100 confidence
Official source materials control eligibility, deadlines, amendments, attachments, and funding terms.
Open official source40/100 · Ok
risk reflects the number of material evidence gaps on this record (undisclosed value, missing deadline, unlisted eligibility, or a stale source date), not ordinary competitive uncertainty.
No numeric value · Insufficient Evidence
novelty could not be scored: no current Government source provides a reliable per-record signal for whether an opportunity is genuinely novel versus long-standing.
Not Required
$.record.MatchingFunds · Field Mapping · 86/100 confidence
Advances & Reimbursement(s)
$.record.FundingMethod · Field Mapping · 86/100 confidence
2026-08-24T20:57:57.000Z
$.record.LastUpdated · Field Mapping · 88/100 confidence