2025 Quality Samples Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- USDA-FAS-QSP-2025
- Agency
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Foreign Agricultural Service
Department of Agriculture
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $2,500,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 10.605 Quality Samples Program
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Agriculture
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), is offering funding through the Quality Samples Program (QSP) to support 12-22 projects that provide commodity samples to potential foreign importers to promote U.S. agricultural products. Eligible applicants include any U.S. private or government entity with an interest in exporting U.S. agricultural commodities. The application must include details on the organization, market assessment, project plan, budget, and performance measures. FAS will evaluate applications based on criteria such as trade data, industry-wide benefits, sample size appropriateness, staff expertise, market potential, and technical assistance. The initial application deadline is June 14, 2024, with subsequent deadlines through June 2025.
The QSP provides up to $2.5 million in funding for FY 2025, with a limit of $75,000 per project involving further processing or $15,000 per project for technical demonstrations. Projects must benefit the overall U.S. commodity industry, not a specific company or brand, and the location of the funded activities is not specified.
Synopsis
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, Global Programs, announces this funding opportunity to support the Quality Samples Program by issuing new awards. This opportunity is available to U.S. entities to provide funding for projects that provide commodity samples to potential foreign importers to promote a better understanding and appreciation for the high quality of U.S. agricultural commodities.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 QSP NOFO (FINAL).pdf |
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