Closed · USDA-FAS-10621-0750-10-24-0006 · CFDA 10.621 · Discretionary
Assisting Specialist Crop Exports: Provision of MRL Information
Federal grant opportunity posted by Foreign Agricultural Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $2.5M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- October 18, 2024
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
Assisting Specialist Crop Exports: Provision of MRL Information is a closed discretionary listing from Foreign Agricultural Service that offered Up to $2,500,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- up to $2.5M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 10.621
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Assisting Specialist Crop Exports: Provision of MRL Information - is cataloged under number USDA-FAS-10621-0750-10-24-0006 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 10.621, posted by Foreign Agricultural Service. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on July 22, 2024. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $2,500,000. The agency has projected $2.5 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 1 award. If the agency funds the expected 1 award from the $2.5 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $2.5 million. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on October 18, 2024. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
Up to $2,500,000
Close Date
October 18, 2024
See Section D of the funding opportunity announcement for close date information.
Posted
July 22, 2024
Est. Total Funding
$2,500,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Grant
Description
U.S. Specialty Crop producers feed the United States and the world with nutritious fruits, nuts, herbs, and vegetables. Yet, U.S. specialty crop producers face many unique barriers to successfully exporting their high-value products to international markets. Specialty crops are disproportionately affected by maximum residue limit (MRL) related trade barriers, including residue tolerances of pesticides, fungicides and herbicides. Differences among registration systems, monitoring, and inspection programs, and the values of MRLs across different markets pose a significant difficulty for trade of these products. Exporters can be limited in access to markets where an MRL is set lower than their domestic market or where an MRL is absent. Missing or restrictive MRLs force producers to either discontinue use of best practices or modify their use pattern in such a way as to make them ineffective. Missing MRLs are a particular problem for specialty crops as many do not have established Codex Alimentarius (Codex) MRLs, and there are differences in registration assessments and data requirements across countries when establishing national MRLs.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Jim Suits Email Address: jim.suits@usda.gov Phone Number: 202-720-6328
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