Assisting Specialty Crop Exports, Sustainable Packaging Innovation Lab (ASCE-SPIL)

$5,000,000

Closed

Nationwide

Grant Description

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.

Funding Details

Award Range

Not specified - $5,000,000

Total Program Funding

$5,000,000

Number of Awards

Matching Requirement

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants

Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

Private institutions of higher education

State governments

Nonprofits

Additional Requirements

Eligible Applicants: Colleges and universities in the United States, including State Cooperative Institutions as defined at 7 USC 3103; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status All applicants must have an active registration in the U.S. Government System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) before the application submission deadline of the announcement; applicants with inactive, expired, pending, or excluded listings will be deemed ineligible. Exceptions, waivers, or extensions will not be considered. Please contact the program officer(s) listed in Section G, Federal Awarding Agency Contact, if you have questions about this requirement. Applicants with inactive, expired, pending, or excluded listings will be deemed ineligible. Exceptions, waivers, or extensions will not be considered. Please contact the program officer(s) listed in Section G, Federal Awarding Agency Contact, if you have questions about this requirement.

Geographic Eligibility

All

Key Dates

Application Opens

May 17, 2024

Application Closes

July 17, 2024

Contact Information

Grantor

Andrew Stephens

andrew.stephens@usda.gov

Phone

202-720-0663

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