Deadline: 31 August 2017
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is seeking applications for its program “Engaging in Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to Reduce Non-Tariff Barriers to Trade”.
The Office of Agreements and Scientific Affairs (OASA), International Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD) is a division of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), an agency within the USDA.
IRSD’s strategic goals are to monitor and enforce Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) obligations in accordance to the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) SPS Agreement, to advance the adoption of science-based international standards and regulations, and to coordinate with other U. S. government agencies to support United States Government’s (USG) SPS priorities.
As many Asian economies grow rapidly, governments are wrangling with complex public health issues including a pronounced need for updated food safety regulatory systems. While food safety modernization is an essential part of effective agricultural regulation, this trend has caused an increase in onerous non-tariff barriers, as many of the 21 economies in the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region lack the capacity to develop these regulations in a way that is consistent with the SPS Agreement and doesn’t overly restrict trade.
Funding Information
Estimated Total Program Funding:
- Award Ceiling: $225,000
Eligibility Criteria
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Country: United States
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