The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, Global Programs, announces this funding opportunity to support the Quality Samples Program by issuing new awards.
Donor Name: Foreign Agricultural Service
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/14/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
This opportunity is available to U.S. entities to provide funding for projects that provide commodity samples to potential foreign importers to promote a better understanding and appreciation for the high quality of U.S. agricultural commodities.
The QSP is designed to encourage the development and expansion of export markets for U.S. agricultural commodities by assisting U.S. entities in providing commodity samples to potential foreign importers to promote a better understanding and appreciation for the high quality of U.S. agricultural commodities.
Funding Information
Total Available Federal Funding: $2,500,000.
Project Period
- Projected Period of Performance Start Date(s): 10/01/2024
- Projected Period of Performance End Date(s): 09/30/2025
Eligible Activities
To be eligible for consideration, QSP applications must adhere to the following criteria:
- Projects must benefit the entire U.S. commodity industry and not a specific company or brand;
- Projects must develop a new market for a U.S. product, promote a new U.S. product, or promote a new use for a U.S. product rather than promote the substitution of one established U.S. product for another;
- Commodities provided under a QSP project must be available on a commercial basis and in sufficient supply to meet anticipated demand;
- The QSP project must either subject the commodity sample to further processing or substantial transformation in the importing country, or the sample must be used in technical seminars in the importing country designed to demonstrate the proper preparation or use of the sample in the creation of an end product;
- Samples provided in a QSP project may not be directly used as part of a retail promotion or supplied directly to consumers. However, the end product (that is, the product resulting from further processing, substantial transformation, or a technical preparation seminar) may be provided to end–use consumers to demonstrate the consumer preference for that end product to importers;
- Samples must be in quantities less than a typical commercial sale and limited to the amount sufficient to achieve the project goal (e.g., not more than a full commercial mill run in the destination country); and
Eligibility Criteria
Any United States private or government entity, excluding FAS Posts, with a demonstrated role and interest in exporting U.S. agricultural commodities may apply to the program. Government organizations may consist of Federal, State, or local agencies. Private organizations can include non–profit trade associations, universities, agricultural cooperatives, state regional trade groups, and profit–making entities.
Eligible Commodities
All agricultural commodities produced entirely in the U.S., except tobacco, are eligible for the program. Products derived from an eligible commodity are also eligible for the program, as long as the products are also produced entirely in the U.S. Eligible Markets: Applications may target any foreign market not otherwise restricted by U.S. law, regulation, or sanctions.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
