TASC: Availability of Funds For FY 2010

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	Federal Grant Title:	TASC: Availability of Funds For FY 2010
	CFDA Number:	10.604
	CFDA Description:	Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Unified Export Strategy
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	FAS-OTP-TASC-052909
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Apr 30, 2009
	Creation Date:	Apr 30, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 29, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	May 29, 2009
	Archive Date:	May 30, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	55
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$8,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$8,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Any U.S. organization, private or government, with a demonstrated role or interest in exporting U.S. agricultural commodities may apply to the program. Government organizations consist of Federal, State, and local agencies. Private organizations include non-profit trade associations, universities, agricultural cooperatives, state regional trade groups, and private companies.
Grant Description: The TASC program is designed to assist U.S. organizations by providing funding for projects that address sanitary, phytosanitary, or related technical barriers that prohibit or threaten the export of U.S. specialty crops. U.S. specialty crops, for the purpose of the TASC program, are defined to include all cultivated plants, or the products thereof, produced in the United States, except wheat, feed grains, oilseeds, cotton, rice, peanuts, sugar, and tobacco. As a general matter, TASC program projects should be designed to address the following criteria: Projects should address a sanitary, phytosanitary, or related technical barrier that prohibits or threatens the export of U.S. specialty crops; Projects should demonstrably benefit the represented industry rather than a specific company or brand; and Projects must address barriers to exports of commercially- available U.S. specialty crops for which barrier removal would predominantly benefit U.S. exports.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.fas.usda.gov/info/fr/2009/042909tasc.asp
Grant Announcement Contact: Phyllis Smith Management Analyst Phone 202-720-9178

Alicia Smith [alicia.smith@fas.usda.gov]
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