Opportunity Information: Apply for 2022 05
The Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC) program is a discretionary federal grant opportunity run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) through its Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), acting on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). Its main purpose is to help U.S. organizations protect and expand overseas market access for U.S. specialty crops by funding practical projects that address trade obstacles. These obstacles are typically sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) issues, along with other technical barriers, that either currently block exports or could reasonably develop into problems that threaten future exports. In plain terms, the program supports work that helps U.S. fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, nursery plants, and other specialty crop products meet importing countries requirements so shipments can move more smoothly and markets remain open.
TASC funding is aimed at resolving real-world regulatory and compliance hurdles that come up in international trade, especially where a foreign government may have plant health rules, food safety requirements, inspection procedures, pesticide residue standards, quarantine restrictions, or documentation demands that are difficult for exporters to satisfy. Projects supported under this program generally focus on removing, reducing, or preventing these barriers by generating the technical evidence regulators need, improving systems for meeting foreign standards, or engaging in technical cooperation that leads to acceptance of U.S. approaches. The emphasis is on technical and science-based solutions rather than marketing activities, with the overarching goal of ensuring U.S. specialty crops can compete in international markets without being unfairly limited by avoidable or unresolved technical restrictions.
For this particular opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number 2022 05), the funding instrument is a grant under the Agriculture funding activity category, listed under CFDA number 10.604. The opportunity was created on April 23, 2021, with an original application deadline of June 25, 2021. The award ceiling is $500,000 per award, and USDA anticipated making around 20 awards, suggesting a competitive program with multiple funded projects rather than a single large award. This structure typically encourages targeted, problem-solving proposals that can deliver concrete outcomes within the scope and budget of a mid-sized federal grant.
Eligible applicants include state governments, private institutions of higher education, and other eligible entities as specified in the program guidance (the source notes that additional eligibility details are provided in a separate eligibility clarification field). In practice, this kind of eligibility often aligns with organizations that can credibly carry out technical work such as research, risk analysis support, training, standards implementation, data collection, or coordination with industry and regulators. Applicants are generally expected to propose projects with a clear link between the identified barrier and the export threat, along with a realistic plan for how the proposed activities will reduce that barrier and lead to measurable improvements in market access.
Overall, TASC is best understood as a market access and trade facilitation tool focused specifically on specialty crops. It funds technical assistance projects that help the U.S. specialty crop sector respond to, and ideally prevent, SPS and other technical barriers in foreign markets, strengthening the reliability and competitiveness of U.S. exports through science-based, regulator-relevant work administered by USDA FAS and backed by CCC resources.Apply for 2022 05
- The Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.604.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 23, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 25, 2021. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 20 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, Private institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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