The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, Global Programs, is offering the 2025 Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program grant to support projects aimed at enhancing the export of U.S. specialty crops. This grant is for the purpose of providing funding to U.S. entities to address and overcome trade impediments. Specifically, it seeks to remove, resolve, or mitigate existing or potential sanitary, phytosanitary, or technical barriers that currently prohibit or threaten the successful export of American specialty crops into international markets. The program’s objective is to foster a more open and less restricted global trade environment for U.S. agricultural products, ensuring sustained growth and competitiveness for specialty crop producers. Eligible U.S. entities can apply for new awards under this significant funding opportunity.
Opportunity ID: 353359
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-FAS-TASC-2025 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | 2025 Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 20 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.604 — Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 03, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | Apr 03, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 30, 2025 See Section D of the funding opportunity announcement for close date information. Initial application deadline – June 14, 2024; Tranche II deadline – December 31, 2024; Tranche III deadline – March 31, 2025; Tranche IV deadline – June 30, 2025. No applications will be accepted after June 30, 2025. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 30, 2025 See Section D of the funding opportunity announcement for close date information. Initial application deadline – June 14, 2024; Tranche II deadline – December 31, 2024; Tranche III deadline – March 31, 2025; Tranche IV deadline – June 30, 2025. No applications will be accepted after June 30, 2025. |
| Archive Date: | Jul 30, 2025 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $9,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $500,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | See Section C of the funding opportunity announcement for eligibility information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Foreign Agricultural Service |
| Description: |
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, Global Programs, announces this funding opportunity to support the Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops program by issuing new awards. This opportunity is available to U.S. entities to provide funding for projects that seek to remove, resolve, or mitigate existing or potential sanitary, phytosanitary, or technical barriers that prohibit or threaten the export of U.S. specialty crops. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Curt Alt
Phone: (202) 690–4784 Email: Curt.Alt@usda.gov Email:Curt.Alt@usda.gov |
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Folder 353359 Full Announcement-2025 TASC -> 2025 TASC NOFO Final.pdf
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