Technical Agricultural Assistance

 

To identify international agricultural issues and problems and apply the most appropriate solutions in agricultural technical assistance and research. Implement capacity building projects that help U.S. trading partners understand and implement science-based international standards and practices.

Active 10.960 Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture B - Project Grants; C - Direct Payments For Specified Use Fiscal Year 2022 In 2022, bilateral technical assistance was provided to 14 countries, and multilateral technical assistance was provided to over 100 countries, enabling them to better streamline their agricultural policies to the most current scientific understanding of safety and efficiency. National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended, Title XIV, Part I, Section 1458, Public Law 95-113, 7 U.S.C. 3291, Statute 91,1015
Food Security Act of 1985, as amended, Title XIV, Part A, Section 1426, Public Law 99-198, 7 U.S.C. 3319a, Statute 99,1553 State agricultural experiment stations, State cooperative extension services, all colleges and universities, other research or education institutions and organizations, Federal and private agencies and organizations, individuals, and any other organization, whether foreign or domestic. n.b. Individual Notices of Funding Opportunity may be made available to a subset of these organizations. Technical assistance provided through these agreements generally benefits agricultural institutions in specified countries or multilateral institutions, or supports programming that does so. Not applicable. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Applications should be submitted via https://grants.fms.usda.gov. USDA/FAS will convene a review panel, which may include both federal and non-federal reviewers, to review eligible applications. The reviewers will ensure that the applicant is capable of delivering the programs/activities as described in the announcement based on the applicant's project narrative and assign a score and provide summary comments. The review panel will make a recommendation list to the selecting official (generally, the Director or Senior Director for the cognizant operating group), who is not a member of the panel. The selecting official may select applications out of rank order in consideration of strategic program priorities, such as geographical distribution, incorporation of minority-serving institutions, or congressional directive. Selection determinations are final and cannot be appealed. Prior to selection, the agency may contact the highest-ranking applicants to seek clarification and to negotiate technical and programmatic aspects of the application. If an application includes a subaward, FAS may request to speak with all parties included in the application to ensure sufficient planning and coordination has taken place prior to making an award. Deadlines will appear in the Notice of Funding Opportunity when posted. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 30 to 60 days. Not applicable. Not applicable. Applicants will be evaluated on the extent and quality to which they demonstrate that they have the capabilities, staff, resources, and equipment to successfully perform the project. Scoring will also be based on the level of detail and how clearly the applicant's capacities to address these factors are outlined in the proposal. Selection factors will be described in individual NOFOs, but generally include Technical Expertise and Experience, Overall Program Plan, Cost Effectiveness, and Quality of Submission. Awards may support reasonable and necessary costs appropriate for the projects being undertaken. While this will vary from project to project, it may include (for example) personal compensation for technical experts; travel and subsistence expenses for participants; materials and supplies; consumables; equipment; etc. Not applicable. Not applicable. Grant records shall be retained for a period of 3 years from the day the recipient submits its final expenditure report. If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit, or other action involving the records has been started before the expiration of the 3-year period, the records must be retained until completion of the action and resolution of all issues which arise from it, or until the end of the regular 3-year period, whichever is later. Grant records include financial and program/progress reports, support documents, statistical records, and other documents that support the activity and/or expenditure of the recipient or subrecipient under the award. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Individual awards can range from 3 months to 5 years; extensions may be available under certain circumstances, except that in no case can an award exceed 5 years including extensions. Please see the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the designated agency points of contact. Otto Gonzalez
1400 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20250 US
Otto.Gonzalez@usda.gov
Phone: 202-649-3859

Betsy Baysinger
1400 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC 202501030 USA
betsy.baysinger@usda.gov
Phone: (202) 720-1667 http://www.fas.usda.gov/ 12-2900-0-1-352 (Cooperative Agreements) FY 22$23,596,925.00; FY 23 est $18,370,680.00; FY 24 est $19,914,530.00; FY 21$18,091,810.00; FY 20$21,673,252.00; FY 19$20,958,080.00; FY 18$24,407,456.00; FY 17$23,408,866.00; FY 16$23,408,866.00; - Awards range between $10,000 and $5,000,000, depending on the nature of a particular activity. Individual Notices of Funding Opportunity will indicate a more specific value range for each activity. Not applicable. Fiscal Year 2022 In 2022, 102 awards were made, supporting projects that included technical assistance to international standard-setting bodies (ISSBs), national plant and animal health authorities, and genetic research to promote food safety in tree crops.