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Eligible: Agriculture, Education, Local Government, Other, Public Agencies

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$1 - $9,000,000

2026 Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops

From US Department of Agriculture (USDA)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has a new funding opportunity to support the Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC) program. This opportunity is available to U.S. entities to provide funding for projects that seek to remove, resolve, or mitigate existing or potential sanitary, phytosanitary, or technical barriers that prohibit or threaten the export of U.S. specialty crops.

  • Overview

    • Type

      Grant

    • Title

      2026 Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops

    • Source

      US Department of Agriculture (USDA)

    • Federal or State

      Federal

    • Total Amount

      $9,000,000

    • Number of Awards

      20

    • Award Range

      $1 - $9,000,000

    • Cost Share

      Yes

    • Status

      Active

  • Eligibility

    • Audience

      Agriculture, Education, Local Government, Other, Public Agencies

    • Sector

      Agriculture

    • Activity

      Planning, Program Implementation, Program Management, Research & Development

    • Eligibility

      The TASC program is only open to U.S. specialty crops. For the purposes of the TASC program, specialty crops are defined as most cultivated plants, or the products thereof, produced in the U.S. except for wheat, feed grains, oilseeds, cotton, rice, peanuts, sugar, and tobacco. Applications may cover more than one U.S. specialty crop. All applicants must have an active registration in the U.S. Government System for Award Management here 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.

    • Location

      National

  • Application Process

    • Application Link

      2026 Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Application

    • Requirements

      TASC applications must be submitted to USDA/FAS through the web–based UES system. The UES system is accessible at https://apps.fas.usda.gov/ues/webapp/ All required information and any supplemental documents must be included in the UES application. FAS will not review documents, attachments, exhibits, etc. provided outside of the UES, and applications submitted outside of the UES will not be considered.

    • Disbursement Method

      Unspecified

  • Important Dates

    • Application Close Date

      Jun 6, 2025

    • Application Close Time

      2:00 PM PST

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