Assisting Specialty Crop Exports: Regional Alignment of Pesticide Regulatory Systems and Trade Facilitative MRLs
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- USDA-FAS-10621-0750-10-24-0004
- Agency
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Foreign Agricultural Service
Department of Agriculture
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $10,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Agriculture
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
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About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, is offering a cooperative agreement funding opportunity through the Assisting Specialty Crop Exports (ASCE) Initiative. This opportunity aims to support the alignment of pesticide regulatory systems and the establishment of trade facilitative maximum residue limits (MRLs) in Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Africa. The three tracks of this initiative focus on building capacity for risk-based pesticide registration and MRL setting, consistent with Codex and/or the U.S. system. The application deadline is July 29, 2024, and the anticipated award date is September 6, 2024.
This funding opportunity has a total amount of up to $10 million available. Eligible applicants include colleges, universities, state governments, nonprofits, international organizations, and foreign entities. The funding will support projects that advance the export of U.S. specialty crops by expanding domestic and foreign understanding of food safety systems. The place of performance is not specified, but the focus is on aligning pesticide regulatory systems and MRLs in Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Africa.
Synopsis
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.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| FY24 ASCE- Regional alignment of pesticide reg systems and MRLs NOFO.pdf |
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