# Supporting science-based decision making under the Convention on Biological Diversity and Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-fas-10960-0200-10-23-0005-supporting-science-based-decision-making-under-the/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/348952

> Foreign Agricultural Service offered grants of up to $800,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 2 awards worth $800,000 in total. Applications closed on August 18, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-FAS-10960-0200-10-23-0005 |
| Agency | Foreign Agricultural Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 18, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $800,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 2 |
| Total funding | $800,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.960 |

## 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

USDA/FAS works to collaborate with U.S. government agencies, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations, and industry to promote U.S. products of biotechnologies and understanding and acceptance of agricultural biotechnologies, including new initiatives related to the technology. Projects are anticipated to support preparation for international meetings, including the Conference of Parties-Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP), and associated intersessional meetings and negotiations, which may educate stakeholders on technical issues to allow them to fully participate in international fora dealing with agricultural biotechnologies.

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-FAS-10960-0200-10-23-0005 still open?

No. It closed on August 18, 2023.

### Who can apply for Supporting science-based decision making under the Convention on Biological Diversity and Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety?

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 Supporting science-based decision making under the Convention on Biological Diversity and Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety?

Closed August 18, 2023. 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 $800,000 each. About $800,000 in total across about 2 awards.

### Who has won Technical Agricultural Assistance grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Inter American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, Tanzania Horticultural Association Limited, Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical. The program made 119 awards worth $50.6 million in that time.