USDA Accepting Applications for Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Foreign Agricultural Service has announced that it is accepting applications from eligible organizations seeking funding through the Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program (TASC) for fiscal year 2024. The application deadline is May 19, 2023.
TASC funds projects that address sanitary, phytosanitary, and technical barriers that prohibit or threaten the export of U.S. specialty crops. Eligible activities include seminars and workshops, study tours, field surveys, pest and disease research, and pre-clearance programs. Eligible crops include all cultivated plants and their products produced in the U.S. except wheat, feed grains, oilseeds, cotton, rice, peanuts, sugar, and tobacco.
The maximum amount of funding awarded is $500,000 per year for up to five years.
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