# Supporting Animal Biotechnology Policy Development in Africa

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-fas-10960-0200-10-23-0007-supporting-animal-biotechnology-policy-development-in-africa/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/349249

> Foreign Agricultural Service offered grants of up to $500,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $500,000 in total. Applications closed on August 18, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-FAS-10960-0200-10-23-0007 |
| Agency | Foreign Agricultural Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 18, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $500,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $500,000 |
| 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 used in animal agriculture, including new initiatives related to the technology. he goals of this program are to assist in national development, implementation or enforcement of science-based standards, and support science-based decision making within regional economic communities across Africa and by their respective member states pertaining to the use of biotechnology in animal agriculture.

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-FAS-10960-0200-10-23-0007 still open?

No. It closed on August 18, 2023.

### Who can apply for Supporting Animal Biotechnology Policy Development in Africa?

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 Animal Biotechnology Policy Development in Africa?

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 $500,000 each. About $500,000 in total for one award.

### 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.