This TASC Program grant offers funding to U.S. organizations tackling sanitary, phytosanitary, or technical barriers that impede or threaten the export of U.S. specialty crops. Eligible specialty crops include all cultivated plants or their products, excluding major commodities like wheat, feed grains, and cotton. Projects funded by this grant must specifically target export barriers for commercially-available U.S. specialty crops, ensuring that barrier removal predominantly benefits overall U.S. exports. Critically, the initiative aims to demonstrably benefit the represented industry broadly, rather than a single company or brand. This grant is for enhancing the competitiveness and accessibility of U.S. specialty crops in international markets.
Opportunity ID: 47131
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FAS-OTP-TASC-052909 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | TASC: Availability of Funds For FY 2010 |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 55 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.604 — Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 30, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 29, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 29, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | May 30, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $8,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $8,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Any U.S. organization, private or government, with a demonstrated role or interest in exporting U.S. agricultural commodities may apply to the program. Government organizations consist of Federal, State, and local agencies. Private organizations include non-profit trade associations, universities, agricultural cooperatives, state regional trade groups, and private companies. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops 10.604 |
| Description: | The TASC program is designed to assist U.S. organizations by providing funding for projects that address sanitary, phytosanitary, or related technical barriers that prohibit or threaten the export of U.S. specialty crops. U.S. specialty crops, for the purpose of the TASC program, are defined to include all cultivated plants, or the products thereof, produced in the United States, except wheat, feed grains, oilseeds, cotton, rice, peanuts, sugar, and tobacco. As a general matter, TASC program projects should be designed to address the following criteria: Projects should address a sanitary, phytosanitary, or related technical barrier that prohibits or threatens the export of U.S. specialty crops; Projects should demonstrably benefit the represented industry rather than a specific company or brand; and Projects must address barriers to exports of commercially- available U.S. specialty crops for which barrier removal would predominantly benefit U.S. exports. |
| Link to Additional Information: | TASC Annoucement |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Phyllis Smith
Management Analyst Phone 202-720-9178 Email:alicia.smith@fas.usda.gov |
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