The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is offering the 2026 Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC) grant program. This opportunity provides funding to U.S. entities for projects designed to enhance the export of U.S. specialty crops. The grant aims to address and alleviate existing or potential challenges, specifically targeting sanitary, phytosanitary, and technical barriers that currently impede or threaten the successful international trade of these valuable agricultural products. By issuing new awards under the TASC program, FAS seeks to empower U.S. entities to implement solutions that will effectively remove or mitigate these trade impediments. This initiative is for the purpose of fostering greater access to global markets for U.S. specialty crops and ensuring their continued competitiveness.
Opportunity ID: 358615
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-FAS-TASC-2026 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | 2026 Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops |
| 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: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 01, 2025 |
| Last Updated Date: | Apr 01, 2025 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 06, 2025 See Section 5 of the funding opportunity announcement for close date information. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 06, 2025 See Section 5 of the funding opportunity announcement for close date information. |
| Archive Date: | Jul 06, 2025 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $9,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $9,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | See Section 2 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, announces this funding opportunity to support the Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC) 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
Email: curt.alt@usda.gov Phone: (202) 690–4784 Email:curt.alt@usda.gov |
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Folder 358615 Full Announcement-2026 TASC NOFO -> 2026 TASC NOFO FINAL.pdf
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