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. PlainGrants indexes 138 other opportunities from Foreign Agricultural Service.
- up to $2.5M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 10.621
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Assisting Specialist Crop Exports: Provision… is closed (last close October 18, 2024). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Foreign Agricultural Service still indexes 138 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed October 18, 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.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-FAS-10621-0750-10-24-0006
Grants.gov marks Assisting Specialist Crop Exports: Provision… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Agriculture (AG). This eligibility-code string dominates the Foreign Agricultural Service book (104 peers, 75% of 139).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
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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