# Assisting Specialty Crop Exports: Regional Alignment of Pesticide Regulatory Systems and Trade Facilitative MRLs

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-fas-10621-0750-10-24-0004-assisting-specialty-crop-exports-regional-alignment-of/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/354274

> Foreign Agricultural Service offered grants of up to $10.0 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 3 awards worth $10.0 million in total. Applications closed on July 29, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-FAS-10621-0750-10-24-0004 |
| Agency | Foreign Agricultural Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 29, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $10.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 3 |
| Total funding | $10.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.621 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

See Section C of the funding opportunity announcement for eligibility information.

## What the grant funds

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, Trade and Regulatory Capacity Building, announces this funding opportunity to support the Assisting Specialty Crop Exports (ASCE) Initiative. This opportunity is intended to support initiatives described to promote the export of U.S. specialty crops to current and prospective foreign markets with three Tracks. Track 1: Alignment of Asian pesticide regulatory systems and trade facilitative MRLs This track will support harmonization of MRL systems in Asia with the adoption and implementation of risk-based pesticide regulatory systems and MRL setting consistent with Codex and/or the U.S. system, countering hazard-based policies and practices. Track 2: Alignment of Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) pesticide regulatory systems and trade facilitative MRLs This track provides bilateral and/or regional technical assistance to partner countries in LAC’s regional economic communities (e.g., the Central American Regional Economic Community, the Andean Community (CAN), the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR), the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)). Track 3: Alignment of pesticide regulatory systems and trade facilitative MRLs in Africa The track aims to build capacity on pesticide registration and MRL setting to support the development and implementation of risk-based pesticide regulatory systems and MRL policy consistent with Codex and/or the U.S. system and based on the WTO SPS Agreement.

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-FAS-10621-0750-10-24-0004 still open?

No. It closed on July 29, 2024.

### Who can apply for Assisting Specialty Crop Exports: Regional Alignment of Pesticide Regulatory Systems and Trade Facilitative MRLs?

Foreign Agricultural Service accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Assisting Specialty Crop Exports: Regional Alignment of Pesticide Regulatory Systems and Trade Facilitative MRLs?

Closed July 29, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $10.0 million each. About $10.0 million in total across about 3 awards.

### Who has won Assisting Specialty Crop Exports grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Cab International, Clemson University, Foundation for Fresh Produce by Ifpa, Inc. The program made 9 awards worth $21.9 million in that time.