The Foreign Agricultural Service offers the Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC) program to provide funding for projects addressing barriers hindering the export of U.S. specialty crops. Administered by FAS personnel on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation, TASC aims to eliminate existing or potential sanitary, phytosanitary, or technical obstacles. The closing date for applications is June 25, 2021.
Opportunity ID: 333039
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 2022-05 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | 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: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 23, 2021 |
| Last Updated Date: | Apr 23, 2021 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 25, 2021 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 25, 2021 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 25, 2021 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $9,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $1 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) State governments Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Any U.S. organization, government or private, with a demonstrated role or interest in exporting U.S. agricultural specialty crops may apply to the program. Government organizations consist of Federal, State, and local agencies. Private organizations may include non–profit trade associations, universities, agricultural cooperatives, state regional trade groups, and private companies.Foreign organizations, whether government or private, may participate as third parties in activities carried out by eligible organizations, but are not eligible for direct funding assistance through the program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Foreign Agricultural Service |
| Description: |
The TASC program is designed to assist U.S. organizations by providing 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. The TASC program is administered by personnel of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). |
| Link to Additional Information: | The full announcement is located under the tab “Related Documents” at the top of this synopsis |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Program Operations Division, Global Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture by courier: Room 6512, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250
Email:podadmin@usda.gov |
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Related Documents
Folder 333039 Full Announcement-FULL NOFO -> 2022 TASC NOFO Final 4.16.2021.pdf
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