Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops
Department Of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency
MASC will provide eligible specialty crop producers with marketing assistance payments that will help them engage in activities that aid in expanding domestic specialty crop markets or in developing new markets for their specialty crops.
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Helps specialty crop producers cover marketing costs to reach new customers. This includes expenses for packaging, transport, and labor.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Provides financial assistance to specialty crop producers to help them expand domestic markets or develop new markets for their crops by offsetting higher marketing costs related to perishability, specialized handling, packaging, quick transport to market, and higher labor costs. Payments are based on certified or expected sales, with a payment limitation of $900,000, subject to proration if demand exceeds available funding.
Who Is Eligible?
Industries: fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, nursery crops, Christmas trees, floriculture, culinary and medicinal herbs and spices, honey, hops, maple sap, tea, turfgrass, grass seed
Region: US
Demographics: Indian Tribe or Tribal Organization
Other Criteria: Must have an average adjusted gross income (AGI) of less than $900,000 for tax years 2021, 2022, and 2023, unless their average adjusted gross farm income is at least 75% of their average AGI, Must be in the business of producing a specialty crop at the time of application and be entitled to an ownership share and share in the risk of producing a specialty crop for sale in calendar year 2025, Must be a U.S. citizen, resident alien, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other organizational structure organized under state law, Indian Tribe or Tribal Organization, or a foreign person or foreign entity who meets certain eligibility requirements, Must comply with the provisions of the 'Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation' regulations, Must not have a controlled substance violation
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Complete Form FSA-1140 (MASC Application)
- Submit the application to any FSA county office
- Provide additional required forms and documentation
- 🌐Application Portal
- http://www.fsa.usda.gov/resources/programs/marketing-assistance-specialty-crops
- 📤Submission Method
- 📅Key Dates
- Dec. 10, 2024Sign up startsJan. 10, 2025Deadline to apply
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- FSA-1140, MASC Application
- FSA-1141, New Producer Expected Sales Worksheet
- CCC-902, Farm Operating Plan
- CCC-901, Member Information for Legal Entities
- CCC-941, AGI Certification
- CCC-942, Certification of Income
- AD-1026, HELC and WC Certification
- AD-2047, Customer Data Worksheet
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
- 📥Templates Available
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- Higher marketing costs related to tenderness and perishability of specialty crops
- Specialized handling and transport equipment with temperature and humidity control
- Packaging to prevent damage
- Moving perishables to market quickly
- Higher labor costs
- 💳Payment Model
- reimbursement
- ⏪Retroactive Expenses Eligible
- No
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- Yes
- 📊Matching Ratio
- 25% minimum
- 🏦Eligible Matching Sources
- cash
- in-kind
- 📚Stacking Rules
- Combining with other government funding is allowed
- 🛡️Proof of Matching Required
- Documentation to support reported specialty crop sales
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- FSA-1141
- CCC-902
- CCC-901
- CCC-941
- CCC-942
- AD-1026
- AD-2047
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards in a fiscal year
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Acknowledgment of federal funding is required.
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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FAQFrequently Asked Questions
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This program offers funding up to $900,000.
The application deadline is January 10, 2025.
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