Deadline: 18-Feb-22
The Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) is pleased to announce a call for applications for the Project Grants (PG) Program to improve food safety, animal and plant health capacity to comply with international sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) requirements.
These grants are expected to help address particular SPS challenges or issues that affect trade to international markets.
The STDF offers grants for projects that promote compliance with international SPS requirements. It should be clear how the requested project will help to address particular SPS challenges or issues that affect trade to regional and/or international markets.
Types of Projects
The following types of projects are given favourable consideration:
- Projects relevant to the identification, development and dissemination of good practice in SPS-related technical cooperation, including projects that develop and apply innovative and replicable approaches;
- Projects linked to STDF work(e.g. Climate Change, Electronic SPS Certification, Good Regulatory Practice, Public-Private Partnerships, Trade Facilitation);
- Projects that address SPS constraints through regional approaches; and
- Collaborative and inter-disciplinary projects focused on the interface / linkages between human, animal and plant health and trade, and benefiting from the involvement of two or more partners or other relevant organizations.
Funding Information
Project grants (PGs), up to a maximum of US$1,000,000.
Eligibility Criteria
The following organizations are eligible to apply for STDF funding:
- Public sector entities (including regional or international bodies) with responsibility for SPS measures or policy, either in their own right or in cooperation with the private sector. The STDF encourages implementation of projects and activities through public private partnerships;
- Private sector entities, either in their own right or in cooperation with the public sector. Examples of private sector entities include legally registered farmers’ organizations, trade and industry associations, etc.;
- Non-profit non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with expertise in the SPS area and with an organization in the relevant beneficiary country or countries, in co-operation with the public and/or private sector; and
- STDF partners.
For more information, visit https://www.standardsfacility.org/funding