The CRAFT Foundation is excited to announce its Year Seven programs. In addition to the “Traditional New Planting” and “Existing Tree Therapies” programs, this year will include “Fast Track” and “Emerging Varieties” options. Full details on each program can be found below. Please pay careful attention to the program requirements and payment structures as those may have changed from prior cycles.
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Applications are now open and must be submitted by Friday, October 3, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. EST.
Applications are only accepted through the online portal application link provided at the top of this page.
Participation payments will vary by program. Selected applicants in the Traditional New Tree Planting program will receive $35 per tree planted and must sign and comply with program requirements including submitting harvest data. Selected applicants in the Fast Track and Emerging Varieties programs will receive $40 per tree planted. Existing Tree Therapies participants will received $350 per acre treated. Please see rules for program requirements and limitations.
Cycle 1-5 agreements are not eligible because they are beyond the original planting deadline for those contracts. Applications for Cycle 6 projects that were not planted as of August 1, 2025, will be accepted for the Cycle 7 new planting program, but not the Fast Track program. Those applications will not be processed until all after the application deadline and final funding availability is determined. The applications will remain unprocessed until all new project applications have been approved and funded. If funding remains available, an application for a Cyle 6 agreement to rollover to Cycle 7 will be addressed and may be converted to a Cycle 7 contract (as funding allows). If funding is not available, those projects will remain in Cycle 6.
Growers may apply to plant any commercially available rootstock/scion combinations. However, applications for the Emerging Varieties program may only use the approved scions identified on the list with any grower-selected rootstock OR any approved rootstock identified on the list with any grower-selected scion.
No. All Round Three applications remaining on the waitlist have been rolled over to Round Four. No further action is required for those applications.
Yes! Grower participating in Cycles 1-6 are eligible to apply to plant resets in their earlier solid-set and reset projects, as well as any previous ETT projects. Also, growers may now apply for ETT funding for their Cycle 1-6 Traditional New Planting projects.
Growers that purchase existing nursery stock from a certified citrus nursery and plant the trees on or before December 31, 2025 will receive an additional participation incentive and a full payment upon confirmation of planting.
Yes, applications will be accepted for treatments to citrus trees in CRAFT ETT Round 1 – 3 Grower Participation Agreements for which the terms of the original agreement have been fully met. If approved, CRAFT will issue a project agreement extension.
A Fast Track program agreement that does not meet the planting deadline will be converted to a traditional new planting program and receive that program’s funding allocation per tree.
CRAFT does not maintain a list of available nursery stock. Growers are encouraged to contact a registered citrus nursery to determine the uncommitted trees they have available to purchase.
Citrus BMPs are administered through the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Please visit https://www.fdacs.gov/Agriculture-Industry/Water/Agricultural-Best-Management-Practices for more information on BMPs and how to enroll.
Please send any additional questions to Executive Director Steven Hall at Steven@craftfdn.org or (863) 333-2931, Assistant Program Manager Tina Buice at Tina@craftfdn.org, or Scientific Coordinator Carisa Keller at Carisa@craftfdn.org.