Assistance Listing 10.142
Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program
AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF · Farm Service Agency
Assistance Listing 10.142, “Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program,” is a federal program administered by AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF. It provides direct payment with unrestricted use assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $394K in obligations for fiscal year 2025.
- Not a competitive grantThis program provides direct payment with unrestricted use rather than competitive grants. There is usually no grant application to submit. calculated by GrantsJunction
- Funding down 5% (FY24→FY25)Actual obligations reported in the SAM.gov listing changed -5% from FY2024 to FY2025. Historical data, not a prediction. calculated by GrantsJunction
Program objective
FSCSC provides direct financial assistance to eligible specialty crop operations that incurred expenses related to food safety certification in calendar years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Current opportunities under 10.142
No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.
Eligible applicants (program level)
- Tribal
- Small Business Person
- Nonprofit Organization
- School District
- Veteran (including dependents)
- Land/Property Owner
- Farmworker
- Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
For 2022 and 2023, applicants must qualify as a small or very small business to be eligible. “Small business” means a farm that had an average annual monetary value of specialty crops sold during the 3-year period preceding the program year of more than $250,000 but not more than $500,000. “Very small business” means a farm that had an average annual monetary value of specialty crops sold during the 3-year period preceding the program year of no more than $250,000. For 2024 and 2025, applicants must qualify as a small or medium size business to be eligible. “Small business” means a farm that had an average annual monetary value of specialty crops sold during the 3-year period preceding the program year of not more than $500,000. “Medium size business” means a farm that had an average annual monetary value of specialty crops sold during the 3-year period preceding the program year of $500,001 but no more than $1,000,000. An applicant must also be a citizen of the United States; resident alien; partnership of citizens of the United States; corporation, limited liability company, or other organizational structure organized under State law; Indian Tribe or Tribal organization. Specialty crop operations must be located in the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to participate.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Reported obligations by fiscal year
Historical data · not a predictionRange and average of financial assistance (from the listing): For each program year (2024 and 2025), applicants may receive cost share assistance for the following percentages of their eligible expenses, up to the maximum amount indicated: 75 percent for Developing a food safety plan for first-time certification, maintaining or updating an existing food safety plan (up to a maximum of $675), food safety certification (up to a maximum of $2,000), certification upload fees (up to a maximum of $375), microbiological tests (up to 5 test for each for product, soil, and water testing) and training at 100 percent, up to a maximum of $500.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 10.142. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.Frequently asked questions
What is ALN 10.142?
10.142 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
Who can apply under ALN 10.142?
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Tribal, Small Business Person, Nonprofit Organization, School District, Veteran (including dependents), Land/Property Owner, Farmworker and Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
How much funding does 10.142 provide?
The agency reported $394,450 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.