Opportunity ID: 304926

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 2018-09869
Funding Opportunity Title: 2019 Quality Samples Program
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Agriculture
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 15
Assistance Listings: 10.605 — Quality Samples Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: May 10, 2018
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jun 08, 2018
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jun 08, 2018
Archive Date: Jul 08, 2018
Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,500,000
Award Ceiling: $75,000
Award Floor: $15,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
State governments
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Private institutions of higher education
Small businesses
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
County governments
City or township governments
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility:

Additional Information

Agency Name: Quality Samples Program 10.605
Description:

Foreign Agricultural Service

Notice of Funding Availability: Inviting

Applications for the Quality Samples Program

SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announces that it is inviting proposals for the 2019 Quality Samples Program (QSP). The QSP is administered by personnel of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) on behalf  of  CCC.  The  intended  effect  of this notice is to solicit proposals from eligible applicants for fiscal year 2019 and to set out the criteria for the awarding of funds under the program. Future announcements of funding availability for the QSP program will be made through the Grants.gov website. DATES: To be considered for funding, applications must be received by 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, on Friday, June   8, 2018. Any proposals received after  that date will be considered only if   funds remain available. FAS anticipates that  the  initial  funding  selections  will be made by the end of December 2018, with the initial award dates estimated to be by the end of February 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION  CONTACT:

Applicants needing assistance should contact the Program Operations Division, Office of Trade Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service by courier: Room 6512, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250, or by phone: (202) 720–4327, or by fax: (202) 720–9361, or by email: podadmin@ fas.usda.gov. Information is also available on the FAS website at http:// www.fas.usda.gov/programs/quality- samples-program-qsp.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. 
Funding Opportunity Description

Announcement Type: New.

Award Instrument: Grant.


Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.605.

Authority: The QSP is authorized under Section 5(f) of the  Commodity

Credit Corporation Charter Act,  15

U.S.C. 714c(f).

Purpose: The QSP is designed to encourage the development and expansion of export markets for U.S. agricultural  commodities  by assisting

U.S. entities in providing commodity samples to potential foreign importers to promote a better understanding and appreciation for the high quality of U.S. agricultural  commodities.

Link to Additional Information: Federal Register QSP Notice of Funding Availability
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Phyllis Smith

Grantor

Phone 2027209178
Email:alicia.smith@fas.usda.gov

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