Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act
Department Of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service
The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) was enacted at the request of the fruit and vegetable industry to promote fair trade in the industry. PACA protects businesses dealing in fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables by establishing and enforcing a code of fair business practices and by helping companies resolve business disputes.
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Helps businesses in the produce industry ensure fair trading practices. Offers services like education and mediation to resolve disputes.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
This program provides resources, information, and guidance to US farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners to facilitate their participation in voluntary carbon markets. It aims to help them generate carbon credits by listing qualified technical assistance providers, third-party verifiers, and accepted carbon credit protocols, thereby enabling access to new income streams through carbon credit sales.
Who Is Eligible?
Industries: agriculture, forestry
Region: US
Other Criteria: farmers, ranchers, private forest landowners
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Develop a written program for humane animal handling and welfare.
- Submit the program as a supporting document to the approved technical proposal.
- 🌐Application Portal
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- 📤Submission Method
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- 🔄Intake Type
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📄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
- 📎Optional Documents
- Indirect cost rate agreement
- IRB approval letter
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
- ✉️Supporting Letters
- Letters of support/reference are not explicitly required.
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- quality assurance reviews
- inspections
- food safety auditing
- development of national standards
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- Program Submission
- Quality Management Plan
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- The program will be audited (external) by AMS or a firm accredited by AMS.
- 📢Branding Requirements
- The organization shall immediately notify SSD when any animal handling and welfare official enforcement action is issued by FSIS.
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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