FAS Agricultural Export Market Challenge
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- Opportunity number
- USDA-FAS-10960-0200-10-24-0006
- Agency
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Foreign Agricultural Service
Department of Agriculture
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $250,000
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's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is seeking applicants for a cooperative agreement to design, plan, and implement the FAS Agricultural Export Market Challenge for the 2024-2025 academic year. The Challenge is an immersive learning experience targeted at upper-level undergraduates attending minority-serving institutions. The goal is to increase student awareness of FAS's work in global agricultural trade and pique their interest in careers within the agency. The recipient will be responsible for facilitating the Challenge, which involves a simulated export case study, as well as developing outreach materials, surveying participants, and reporting to FAS.
The total available funding for this opportunity is up to $250,000 over 3 years. The initial award amount will be up to $85,000 for the first year, with potential for additional funding in subsequent years subject to performance and availability. The program is authorized under the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977. The application deadline is September 13, 2024, and the anticipated award date is September 20, 2024.
Synopsis
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, International Climate Hub, announces this funding opportunity to support the Technical Agricultural Assistance Program by issuing a new award to to design, plan, and implement the FAS Agricultural Export Market Challenge ("Challenge") for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Launched as a pilot program in 2021, the Challenge is an immersive learning experience targeted to upper-level undergraduates attending a minority-serving educational institution. The Challenge is designed to increase student awareness around the work of FAS, pique student interest in a career in international trade and within the agency, and provide a rich learning experience, while fostering FAS' relationships with participating institutions. In the Challenge, students simulate the work that FAS performs every day in global food and agricultural trade. The simulated export case study in the Challenge will help students gain knowledge and skills across the disciplines of economics, diplomacy, scientific analysis, marketing, and trade policy. The students will develop and propose a market entry strategy for an
American company that is seeking export sales opportunities for a hypothetical U.S. food or agricultural product in the students' recommended overseas target market.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| USDA-FAS-10960-0200-10-24-0006.pdf |
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