[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 7, Volume 10] [Revised as of January 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 7CFR1290.4] [Page 318] TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE CHAPTER XI--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 1290_SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM--Table of Contents Sec. 1290.4 Eligible grant project. (a) To be eligible for a grant, the project(s) must enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops. (b) To be eligible for a grant, the project(s) must be completed 3 calendar years after the grant agreement prescribed in Sec. 1290.8 is signed. The grant period is established by the longest approved project submitted in the State plan. However, for cause, an extension of the grant period not to exceed three years may be granted by AMS on a case by case basis with a written request from the State.