Opportunity Title:
Assisting Specialty Crop Exports: Regional Alignment of Pesticide Regulatory Systems and Trade Facilitative MRLs
Funder/Agency:
Department of Agriculture (USDA), Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)
Opportunity Number:
USDA-FAS-10621-0750-10-24-0004
Description:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, Trade and Regulatory Capacity Building, announces this funding opportunity to support the Assisting Specialty Crop Exports (ASCE) Initiative.
This opportunity is intended to support initiatives described to promote the export of U.S. specialty crops to current and prospective foreign markets with three Tracks:
Track 1: Alignment of Asian pesticide regulatory systems and trade facilitative MRLs
This track will support harmonization of MRL systems in Asia with the adoption and implementation of risk-based pesticide regulatory systems and MRL setting consistent with Codex and/or the U.S. system, countering hazard-based policies and practices.
Track 2: Alignment of Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) pesticide regulatory systems and trade facilitative MRLs
This track provides bilateral and/or regional technical assistance to partner countries in LAC’s regional economic communities (e.g., the Central American Regional Economic Community, the Andean Community (CAN), the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR), the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)).
Track 3: Alignment of pesticide regulatory systems and trade facilitative MRLs in Africa
The track aims to build capacity on pesticide registration and MRL setting to support the development and implementation of risk-based pesticide regulatory systems and MRL policy consistent with Codex and/or the U.S. system and based on the WTO SPS Agreement.
Eligibility:
State governments
Nonprofits
International organizations
Colleges and universities in the United States, including State Cooperative Institutions
Foreign entities
Any other entity
Award Details:
Total Amount Available:
$10,000,000
Track 1:
Minimum Award: $1,500,000
Maximum Award: $4,000,000
Tracks 2 & 3:
Minimum Award: $1,000,000
Maximum Award: $3,000,000
Deadline:
Questions Due July 16, 2024
Applications Due July 29, 2024
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