Assisting Specialty Crop Exports, Sustainable Packaging Innovation Lab (ASCE-SPIL)
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- USDA-FAS-10621-0750-10-24-0005
- Agency
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Foreign Agricultural Service
Department of Agriculture
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $5,000,000
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, Sustainable Packaging Innovation Lab (ASCE-SPIL)" program. The goal is to support research and implementation projects that advance U.S. specialty crop exports by developing innovative solutions to emerging foreign regulatory requirements for sustainable packaging and labeling of specialty crops. Eligible applicants are U.S. colleges/universities and 501(c)(3) nonprofits. The application deadline is July 17, 2024, and the evaluation criteria include factors such as feasibility, innovation, and potential impact.
This opportunity provides up to $5 million in total federal funding over 5 years, with an initial award of up to $1.5 million. The funding is authorized under the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act and is intended to benefit the U.S. specialty crop export industry by addressing emerging packaging and labeling challenges in foreign markets.
Synopsis
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, Trade Policy and Geographic Affairs, announces this funding opportunity to support the Assisting Specialty Crop Exports initiative. This opportunity is intended to promote the development of sustainable packaging of U.S. specialty crops exported to current and prospective foreign markets.
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