Opportunity ID: 341185
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-FAS-10960-0700-10-22-0027 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Kenya Solar Cold Storage |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Other |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.960 — Technical Agricultural Assistance |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 16, 2022 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 16, 2022 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 18, 2022 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 18, 2022 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 17, 2022 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $300,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $100,000 |
| Award Floor: | $1 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | State cooperative institutions or other colleges and universities in the United States, as defined at 7 USC § 3103 |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Foreign Agricultural Service |
| Description: |
OFSP is the most widely disseminated vitamin-A rich biofortified crop. A consistent, year-round supply of quality roots is critical to expanding availability of OFSP and derived products, especially to urban consumers. USDA is seeking to support identifying a sustainable, economically advantageous, solar powered, cold storage system to handle two commodities that can be used for OFSP roots (for processing into puree and fresh root use), and onions. The cold storage should be flexible to handle both local and imported agricultural products. The intention is to determine and establish the economic viability of small solar-powered containers to facilitate a year-round supply of root crops. The recipient will work in collaboration with the USDA/FAS, the International Potato Center (CIP) and other Kenyan partners, such as the Kenyan government and other stakeholders in the Kenya Home Grown School Meals Program (HGSMP). It is anticipated that the recipient will obtain, install, and instruct Kenyan partners (i.e. the Ministry of Agriculture and a farmers organization) in their operation, analysis of pertinent value chains, and interpretation of findings. The solar cold storage containers are expected to help strengthen local market systems (including producers, processors and traders) for root crops by reducing losses from decay, reducing energy costs, and improving nutrition by increasing access to and the use of various high quality, nutritious, and culturally appropriate foods in school meals. Program Objectives Anticipated products from this project are: 1. Two solar cold storage units manufactured in Kenya or elsewhere, and installed in Kenya, one with the Government of Kenya, and the other with a farmer organization 2. Train the Kenyan operators of the two facilities on how to store root and pureed sweet potatoes, and onions, and how to properly manage the facility using digital and airflow technology 3. Align this pilot project to complement other work in Kenya on OFSP and Onion value chains |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Clemen G. Gehlhar
Phone Number: 202-720-1891 Hours of Operation: 7:00am-3:30pm Email:clemen.gehlhar@usda.gov |
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