Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA FAS TASC 2026
The 2026 Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC) grant is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA FAS) designed to help U.S. specialty crop exporters compete in overseas markets. The program focuses on practical, export-oriented projects that address real-world obstacles keeping U.S. specialty crops from entering or staying in foreign markets. In particular, it funds efforts to remove, resolve, or reduce sanitary, phytosanitary (SPS), or other technical barriers that either currently block exports or could reasonably threaten exports in the future. In plain terms, the grant is meant to help U.S. organizations tackle issues like plant health requirements, pest and disease concerns, residue standards, inspection or certification complications, and similar technical rules that can slow down, restrict, or shut out exports.
This funding opportunity (Opportunity Number: USDA FAS TASC 2026; CFDA/Assistance Listing: 10.604) will be awarded as grants, with USDA FAS expecting to make around 20 awards. The maximum award amount (ceiling) is listed as $9,000,000. Applications are due by June 6, 2025. The opportunity was created on April 1, 2025. While the notice specifies that the opportunity is open to U.S. entities, the eligibility category in the source data is listed as "Others," and applicants are directed to consult Section 2 of the full funding opportunity announcement for the detailed eligibility rules and any limitations on who can apply.
At its core, the TASC program is geared toward solving market access problems through technical work rather than general promotion. Strong proposals are typically those that can clearly identify a specific SPS or technical barrier in a particular foreign market (or set of markets), explain how that barrier affects U.S. specialty crop exports, and lay out a credible plan to mitigate it through activities like technical cooperation, research support, capacity building, data generation, risk analysis support, systems alignment, or other targeted interventions that foreign regulators and import systems recognize. The overall aim is to protect and expand export opportunities for U.S. specialty crops by addressing the regulatory and technical hurdles that often determine whether shipments can move.Apply for USDA FAS TASC 2026
- The Foreign Agricultural Service in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2026 Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.604.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2025-04-01.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-06-06. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $9,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 20 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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