Assisting Specialty Crop Exports
Department Of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service
ASCE addresses barriers unique to specialty crops exports. It supports projects that advance U.S. specialty crop exports by expanding domestic understanding of foreign food safety systems and foreign understanding of U.S. food safety systems. The initiative will also collect information needed for export certification, and packaging to meet other countries' new requirements.
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Helps U.S. specialty crop producers and exporters tackle trade barriers. It supports projects that improve access to international markets for fruits, vegetables, and nuts.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Funding and partnership opportunities to address non-tariff trade barriers for U.S. specialty crop exports, including projects focused on packaging innovation, navigating foreign standards and maximum residue limits (MRLs), and exporter training. Benefits include opening new international markets, solidifying existing ones, and helping producers better understand export regulations and requirements. Specific projects may offer collaboration opportunities, industry insights, and legal reviews.
Who Is Eligible?
Business Size: small, medium, large
Industries: agriculture, food processing, technology, research and development, trade
Region: United States
Other Criteria: Applicant types: Trade organizations, non-governmental organizations, international organizations, businesses, educational institutions, state and local government entities, Projects must address concerns raised by U.S. specialty crop producers and exporters, Projects are intended to benefit an entire industry or product category rather than a specific company, Focus on specialty crops as defined by USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, nursery crops, culinary herbs and spices, processed products with >50% specialty crop by weight), Applicants must be registered and active at SAM.gov, Applicants and two users must be registered in ezFedGrants, International applicants are eligible if there is a clearly described collaboration with U.S.-based researchers, packaging companies or exporters of U.S. specialty crops
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Confirm organization registration at SAM.gov
- Ensure two users are registered in ezFedGrants
- Submit application through the ezFedGrants system
- Engage with FAS personnel for assistance if needed
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://grants.fms.usda.gov/
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 📅Key Dates
- Spring 2024First ASCE project opportunities announcedDecember 11, 2024Application period for Sustainable Packaging Innovation Lab opensFebruary 12, 2025Application deadline for Sustainable Packaging Innovation Lab
- 🔄Intake Type
- periodic
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- indirect cost rate agreement
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- Costs associated with addressing non-tariff trade barriers
- Research and implementation projects for packaging and labeling
- Training for specialty crop exporters
- Development of informational resources for exporters
- Collaborative research and data generation for MRLs
- 🚫Ineligible Expenses
- Direct export of products
- Identification of specific foreign buyers
- Market promotion activities
- Tariffs and related trade policy issues
- 💳Payment Model
- mixed
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 📚Stacking Rules
- No information on stacking rules was found.
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards in a fiscal year
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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This program is available to small, medium, large businesses in agriculture, food processing, technology industries located in United States.
This program offers funding up to $7,907,552 (minimum $3,000,000).
This program accepts applications on a rolling basis.
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