U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service
Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program
Key facts
- Open now
- None right now
- Closed for this year
- 1 grant, next round estimated
- Type of help
- Direct payment for a set purpose
- Typical award
- Awards up to $500,000 per year.
- Deadlines
- Deadlines will appear in the annual Notice of Funding Opportunity posted to Grants.gov.
Closed for this year
This year's round is over. GrantMe estimated the next round from last year's dates.
- 2027 Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops · Next round: about Jun 10 – Aug 14, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
What it pays for
The TASC program is designed to assist U.S. organizations by providing 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. The TASC program is administered by personnel of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
Who can apply
To be approved, an applicant must be a: (1) U.S. government agency; (2) U.S. State government agency; (3) U.S. non-profit trade association; (4) U.S. university; (5) U.S. agricultural cooperative; (6) U.S. private company or (7) any other U.S. organization.
How applications are judged
Criteria for selecting proposals will be listed in the annual Notice of Funding Availability posted to Grants.gov.
Match
Eligible contributions are detailed in the program regulations and NOFO.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal year 2025: TASC recipients 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 by implementing projects that include initial pre-clearance programs, export protocol and work plan support, seminars and workshops, study tours, field surveys, development of pest lists, and pest and disease research.