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USDA-FAS-10960-0700-10-21-0014: African Union Inter-African Phytosanitary Council (AU-IAPSC)

Closed Closed May 21, 2021 Opportunity USDA-FAS-10960-0700-10-21-0014 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$750,000
• Award floor$1
• Total funding$750,000
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

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Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits and colleges and universities.

• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education

Agricultural organizations with significant presence and administrative capacity throughout the African continent, to include: Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS status, other than institution of higher education Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS status, other than institution of higher education Private institutions of higher education Public & State controlled institutions of higher education

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Technical Agricultural Assistance awards averaged $424,902; this notice allows up to $750,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

Program Description This NOFO seeks to support teaching, research, and extension programming in plant health in the African continent, working in conjunction with the African Union Inter-African Phytosanitary Council (AU-IAPSC), of the Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture (DREA). FAS has had long-standing programming supporting African regulators and Regional Economic Communities (RECs) to better understand and apply phytosanitary measures based on the IPPC International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures and ensure plant health without unnecessarily restricting trade, which has become even more important under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). AU-IAPSC is the Regional Plant Protection Organization (RPPO) representing continental Africa at the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC). AU-IAPSC is responsible for advocacy and capacity building at the continental level and is meant to play a major role in the harmonization of regulatory and management strategies for emerging plant health and plant pest challenges in Africa. The main challenges faced by IAPSC, as presented at the 2020 AU Continental SPS Policy Framework Meeting, include an absence of clear national and regional coordination and framework, National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPOs) that are underfunded and unequipped to implement international standards, and insufficient scientific and research capacity to address and implement SPS standards Africa-wide. FAS seeks a partner that can identify and engage technical experts from the United States, Africa, and third countries as appropriate to support AU-IAPSC by, for example: Provide expertise to assist AU-IAPSC in updating and implementing the Plant Health Strategy with the most up-to-date research, which will be presented at the October 2021 Specialized Technical Committee (STC). Research application should include strategy implementation and M&E support and may include phytosanitary legislative review in AU Member States to determine gaps in implementation and enforcement per the AfCFTA. Collaborate with African NPPOs to research common phytosanitary needs and develop a teaching curriculum in coordination with AU-IAPSC. Provide phytosanitary technical assistance to AU Member States in support of the African Union SPS Policy Framework, making use of Plant Health distance learning modules (DLMs)and other virtual tools.

Category: Agriculture.

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