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Assisting Specialty Crop Exports: Low Oxygen Storage and Packaging Systems for U.S. Tree Nuts with Phytosanitary Traceability

Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA) · Competitive · Science & Technology

At a glance

Assisting Specialty Crop Exports: Low Oxygen Storage and Packaging Systems for U.S. Tree Nuts with Phytosanitary Traceability is a federal competitive grant from Foreign Agricultural Service for the science & technology sector. Funding is up to $2M. Eligible applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification). This opportunity is available to U.S. academic institutions, state governments, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) designation. The application deadline is October 26, 2026. Apply via the official listing at www.grants.gov.

Amount
Up to $2M
Deadline
Oct 26, 2026
Type
Competitive
Status
Closing soon

About this program

The occurrence of insects as well as pesticide residuals can be significant barriers for U.S. horticultural exports. Each importing country can have unique phytosanitary and maximum residue limit (MRL) requirements, which creates operational and logistical challenges. To maximize return to growers, U.S. shippers need tools that can universally address all such requirements while maintaining product quality. Currently, tree nuts and many other durable specialty crops require fumigations or freezing, which are both expensive and create bottlenecks in marketing.More and more tree nut handlers are using a modified atmosphere (MA) or controlled atmosphere (CA) technology in which low-oxygen conditions (

Who can apply

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification). This opportunity is available to U.S. academic institutions, state governments, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) designation, U.S. trade associations, U.S. agricultural cooperatives, international organizations, foreign entities, and any other entity including private sector businesses.All applicants must have an active registration in the U.S. Government System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) before the date of award. Applicants with inactive, expired, pending, or excluded listings will be deemed ineligible. Exceptions, waivers, or extensions will not be considered. More information about SAM.gov registration can be found in this document in Section 9, Other Information.

How to apply

Apply through Grants.gov using funding opportunity number USDA-FAS-10621-0750-106-27-0001. Register your organization (SAM.gov + Grants.gov) before the deadline, then submit the application package listed in the official notice.

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