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V. Application Review Information 

1. Criteria and Review Process: 

Following is a description of the FAS 

process for reviewing applications and 

the criteria for allocating available QSP 

funds. 

FAS will use the following criteria in 

evaluating proposals: 

• The ability of the organization to 

provide an experienced staff with the 

requisite technical and trade experience 

to execute the proposal; 

• The extent to which the proposal is 

targeted to a market in which the United 

States is generally competitive; 

• The potential for expanding 

commercial sales in the proposed 

market; 

• The nature of the specific market 

constraint or opportunity involved and 

how well it is addressed by the 

proposal; 

• The extent to which the importer’s 

contribution in terms of handling and 

processing enhances the potential 

outcome of the project; 

• The amount of reimbursement 

requested and the organization’s 

willingness to contribute resources, 

including cash, goods and services of 

the U.S. industry, and foreign third 

parties; and 

• How well the proposed technical 

assistance component assures that 

performance trials will effectively 

demonstrate the intended end-use 

benefit. 

Proposals will be evaluated by the 

Commodity Branch offices in the FAS’ 

Cooperator Programs Division. The 

Commodity Branches will review each 

proposal against the factors described 

above. The purpose of this review is to 

identify meritorious proposals, 

recommend an appropriate funding 

level for each proposal based upon these 

factors, and submit proposals and 

funding recommendations to the Deputy 

Administrator, Office of Trade 

Programs. 

2. Anticipated Announcement Date: 

Announcements of funding decisions 

for QSP are anticipated during October 

2011. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: FAS will notify 

each applicant in writing of the final 

disposition of the submitted 

application. FAS will send an approval 

letter and agreement to each approved 

applicant. The approval letter and 

agreement will specify the terms and 

conditions applicable to the project, 

including the levels of QSP funding, 

and any cost-share contribution 

requirements. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: The agreements will 

incorporate the details of each project as 

approved by FAS. Each agreement will 

identify terms and conditions pursuant 

to which CCC will reimburse certain 

costs of each project. Agreements will 

also outline the responsibilities of the 

participant, including, but not limited 

to, procurement (or arranging for 

procurement) of the commodity sample 

at a fair market price, arranging for 

transportation of the commodity sample 

within the time limit specified in the 

agreement (organizations should 

endeavor to ship commodities within 6 

months of effective date of agreement), 

compliance with cargo preference 

requirements (shipment on United 

States flag vessels, as required), 

compliance with the Fly America Act 

requirements (shipment on United 

States air carriers, as required), timely 

and effective implementation of 

technical assistance, and submission of 

a written evaluation report within 90 

days of expiration of the agreement. 

QSP projects are subject to review and 

verification by FAS’ Compliance, 

Security and Emergency Planning 

Division. Upon request, a QSP 

participant shall provide to CCC the 

original documents that support the 

participant’s reimbursement claims. 

CCC may deny a claim for 

reimbursement if the claim is not 

supported by adequate documentation. 

3. Reporting: A written evaluation 

report must be submitted within 90 days 

of the expiration of each participant’s 

QSP agreement. Evaluation reports 

should address all performance 

measures that were presented in the 

proposal. 

VII. Agency Contact(s) 

For additional information and 

assistance, contact the Program 

Operations Division, Office of Trade 

Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Portals 

Office Building, Suite 400, 1250 

Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, 

DC 20024, or by phone: (202) 720–4327, 

or by fax: (202) 720–9361, or by e-mail: 

podadmin@fas.usda.gov. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on the 25th of 

March, 2011. 

John D. Brewer, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

and Vice President, Commodity Credit 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9213 Filed 4–14–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Notice of Funds Availability: Inviting 

Applications for the Emerging Markets 

Program 

Announcement Type: New. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.603. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit 

Corporation (CCC) announces that it is 

inviting proposals for the 2012 

Emerging Markets Program (EMP). The 

intended effect of this notice is to solicit 

applications from the private sector and 

from government agencies for FY 2012 

and to award funds in October 2011. 

The EMP is administered by personnel 

of the Foreign Agricultural Service 

(FAS). 

DATES: To be considered for funding, 

applications must be received by 5 p.m. 

Eastern Daylight Time, May 16, 2011. 

Any applications received after this 

time will be considered only if funds are 

still available. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Entities wishing to apply for funding 

assistance should contact the Program 

Operations Division, Office of Trade 

Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

Portals Office Building, Suite 400, 1250 

Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, 

DC 20024, or by phone: (202) 720–4327, 

or by fax: (202) 720–9361, or by e-mail: 

podadmin@fas.usda.gov. Information is 

also available on the Foreign 

Agricultural Service Web site at http:// 

www.fas.usda.gov/mos/em-markets/emmarkets.asp. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority: The EMP is authorized by 

section 1542(d)(1) of the Food, Agriculture, 

Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 (The 

Act), as amended. The EMP regulations 

appear at 7 CFR part 1486. 

1. Purpose. The EMP assists U.S. 

entities in developing, maintaining, or 

expanding exports of U.S. agricultural 

commodities and products by funding 

activities that improve emerging 

markets’ food and rural business 

systems, including reducing potential 

trade barriers in such markets. The EMP 

is intended primarily to support export 

market development efforts of the 

private sector, but EMP resources may 

also be used to assist public 

organizations. 

All U.S. agricultural commodities, 

except tobacco, are eligible for 

consideration. Agricultural product(s) 

should be comprised of at least 50 

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exclusive of added water, to be eligible 

for funding. Proposals that seek support 

for multiple commodities are also 

eligible. EMP funding may only be used 

to develop, maintain, or expand 

emerging markets for U.S. agricultural 

commodities and products through 

generic activities. EMP funding may not 

be used to support the export of another 

country’s products to the United States, 

or to promote the development of a 

foreign economy as a primary objective. 

2. Appropriate Activities. All EMP 

projects must fall into at least one of the 

following four categories: 

(a) Assistance to teams consisting 

primarily of U.S. individuals expert in 

assessing the food and rural business 

systems of other countries. This type of 

EMP project must include all three of 

the following: 

• Conduct an assessment of the food 

and rural business system needs of an 

emerging market; 

• Make recommendations on 

measures necessary to enhance the 

effectiveness of these systems; and 

• Identify opportunities and projects 

to enhance the effectiveness of the 

emerging market’s food and rural 

business systems. 

To be eligible, such proposals must 

clearly demonstrate that experts are 

primarily agricultural consultants, 

farmers, other persons from the private 

sector, and government officials, and 

that they have expertise in assessing the 

food and rural business systems of other 

countries. 

(b) Assistance to enable individuals 

from emerging markets to travel to the 

United States so that these individuals 

can, for the purpose of enhancing the 

food and rural business systems in their 

countries, become familiar with U.S. 

technology and agribusiness and rural 

enterprise operations by consulting with 

food and rural business system experts 

in the United States. 

(c) Assistance to enable U.S. 

agricultural producers and other 

individuals knowledgeable in 

agricultural and agribusiness matters to 

travel to emerging markets to assist in 

transferring their knowledge and 

expertise to entities in emerging 

markets. Such travel must be to 

emerging markets. Travel to developed 

markets is not eligible under the 

program even if the traveler’s targeted 

market is an emerging market. 

(d) Technical assistance to implement 

the recommendations, projects, and/or 

opportunities identified under 2(a) 

above. Technical assistance that does 

not implement the recommendations, 

projects, and/or opportunities identified 

by assistance under 2(a) above is not 

eligible under the EMP. 

Proposals that do not fall into one or 

more of the four categories above, 

regardless of previous guidance 

provided regarding the EMP, are not 

eligible for consideration under the 

program. 

EMP funds may not be used to 

support normal operating costs of 

individual organizations, nor as a source 

to recover pre-award costs or prior 

expenses from previous or ongoing 

projects. Proposals that counter national 

strategies or duplicate activities planned 

or already underway by U.S. non-profit 

agricultural commodity or trade 

associations (‘‘cooperators’’) will not be 

considered. Other ineligible 

expenditures include: branded product 

promotions (in-store, restaurant 

advertising, labeling, etc.); advertising, 

administrative, and operational 

expenses for trade shows; Web site 

development; equipment purchases; and 

the preparation and printing of 

brochures, flyers, and posters (except in 

connection with specific technical 

assistance activities such as training 

seminars). For a more complete 

description of ineligible expenditures, 

please refer to the EMP regulations. 

3. Eligible Markets. The Act defines 

an emerging market as any country that 

the 

Secretary of Agriculture determines: 

(a) Is taking steps toward developing 

a market-oriented economy through the 

food, agriculture, or rural business 

sectors of the economy of the country; 

and 

(b) Has the potential to provide a 

viable and significant market for U.S. 

agricultural commodities or products of 

U.S. agricultural commodities. 

Because EMP funds are limited and 

the range of potential emerging market 

countries is worldwide, consideration 

will be given only to proposals that 

target countries or regional groups with 

per capita income of less than $12,195 

(the current ceiling on upper middle 

income economies as determined by the 

World Bank [World Development 

Indicators; December 2010, http:// 

siteresources.worldbank.org/ 

DATASTATISTICS/Resources/ 

CLASS.XLS]) and populations of greater 

than 1 million. 

Income limits and their calculation 

can change from year to year with the 

result that a given country may qualify 

under the legislative and administrative 

criteria one year but not the next. 

Therefore, CCC has not established a 

fixed list of emerging market countries. 

A few countries technically qualify as 

emerging markets but may require a 

separate determination before funding 

can be considered because of political 

sensitivities. 

II. Award Information 

In general, all qualified proposals 

received before the application deadline 

will compete for EMP funding. Priority 

consideration will be given to proposals 

that directly support or address at least 

one of the goals and objectives in the 

USDA and FAS Strategic Plans. The 

USDA Strategic Plan can be accessed at 

the following link: http:// 

www.ocfo.usda.gov/usdasp/sp2010/ 

sp2010.pdf. The FAS strategic plan can 

be accessed at the following link: 

http://www.fas.usda.gov/admin/ 

FAS%20StrategicPlan2010- 

15finalClearedFFAS.pdf. The 

applicants’ willingness to contribute 

resources, including cash, goods and 

services will be a critical factor in 

determining which proposals are 

funded under the EMP. Proposals will 

also be judged on the potential benefits 

to the industry represented by the 

applicant and the degree to which the 

proposal demonstrates industry support. 

The limited funds and the range of 

eligible emerging markets worldwide 

generally preclude CCC from approving 

large budgets for individual projects. 

While there is no minimum or 

maximum amount set for EMP-funded 

projects, most projects are funded at a 

level of less than $500,000 and for a 

duration of approximately one year. 

Private entities may submit multi-year 

proposals requesting higher levels of 

funding that may be considered in the 

context of a detailed strategic 

implementation plan. Funding in such 

cases is generally limited to three years 

and provided one year at a time with 

commitments beyond the first year 

subject to interim evaluations and 

funding availability. Government 

entities are not eligible for multi-year 

funding. 

Funding for successful proposals will 

be provided through specific 

agreements. The CCC, through FAS, will 

be kept informed of the implementation 

of approved projects through the 

requirement to provide interim progress 

reports and final performance reports. 

Changes in the original project timelines 

and adjustments within project budgets 

must be approved in advance by FAS. 

Note: EMP funds awarded to government 

agencies must be expended or otherwise 

obligated by close of business, September 30, 

2012. 

III. Eligibility and Qualification 

Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: Any U.S. 

private or government entity (e.g., 

universities, non-profit trade 

associations, agricultural cooperatives, 

State regional trade groups (SRTGs), 


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State departments of agriculture, 

Federal agencies, profit-making entities, 

and consulting businesses) with a 

demonstrated role or interest in exports 

of U.S. agricultural commodities or 

products may apply to the program. 

Proposals from research and consulting 

organizations will be considered if they 

provide evidence of substantial 

participation by and financial support 

from the U.S. industry. For-profit 

entities are also eligible but may not use 

program funds to conduct private 

business, promote private self-interests, 

supplement the costs of normal sales 

activities or promote their own products 

or services beyond specific uses 

approved by CCC in a given project. 

U.S. export market development 

cooperators and SRTGs may seek 

funding to address priority, market 

specific issues and to undertake 

activities not suitable for funding under 

other CCC market development 

programs, e.g., the Foreign Market 

Development Cooperator (Cooperator) 

Program and the Market Access Program 

(MAP). Foreign organizations, whether 

government or private, may participate 

as third parties in activities carried out 

by U.S. organizations, but are not 

eligible for funding assistance from the 

program. 

2. Cost Sharing: No private sector 

proposal will be considered without the 

element of cost-share from the applicant 

and/or U.S. partners. The EMP is 

intended to complement, not supplant, 

the efforts of the U.S. private sector. 

There is no minimum or maximum 

amount of cost-share, though the range 

in recent successful proposals has been 

between 35 and 75 percent. The degree 

of commitment to a proposed project, 

represented by the amount and type of 

private funding, is one factor used in 

determining which proposals will be 

approved for funding. Cost-share may be 

actual cash invested or professional 

time of staff assigned to the project. 

Proposals for which private industry is 

willing to commit cash, rather than inkind contributions, such as staff 

resources, will be given priority 

consideration. 

Cost-sharing is not required for 

proposals from government agencies, 

but is mandatory for all other eligible 

entities, even when they may be party 

to a joint proposal with a government 

agency. Contributions from USDA or 

other government agencies or programs 

may not be counted toward the stated 

cost-share requirement of other 

applicants. Similarly, contributions 

from foreign (non-U.S.) organizations 

may not be counted toward the costshare requirement, but may be counted 

in the total cost of the project. 

3. Other: Proposals should include a 

justification for funding assistance from 

the program—an explanation as to what 

specifically could not be accomplished 

without Federal funding assistance and 

why the participating organization(s) 

would be unlikely to carry out the 

project without such assistance. 

Applicants may submit more than one 

proposal. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: EMP applicants have the 

opportunity to utilize the Unified 

Export Strategy (UES) application 

process, an online system that provides 

a means for interested applicants to 

submit a consolidated and strategically 

coordinated single proposal that 

incorporates funding requests for any or 

all of the market development programs 

administered by FAS. 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to 

submit their applications to FAS 

through the UES application Internet 

Web site. The Internet-based format 

reduces paperwork and expedites the 

FAS processing and review cycle. 

Applicants planning to use the on-line 

UES system must contact the Program 

Operations Division to obtain site access 

information. The Internet-based 

application is located at the following 

URL address: https://www.fas.usda.gov/ 

ues/webapp/. 

Although FAS highly recommends 

applying via the Internet-based 

application, applicants also have the 

option of submitting an electronic 

version to FAS at 

podadmin@fas.usda.gov. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission: To be considered for the 

EMP, an applicant must submit to FAS 

information required by this Notice of 

Funds Availability and the EMP 

regulations at 7 CFR part 1486. EMP 

regulations and additional information 

are available at the following URL 

address: http://www.fas.usda.gov/mos/ 

em-markets/em-markets.asp. 

In addition, in accordance with the 

Office of Management and Budget’s 

issuance of a final policy (68 FR 38402 

(June 27, 2003)) regarding the need to 

identify entities that are receiving 

government awards, all applicants must 

submit a Dun and Bradstreet Data 

Universal Numbering System (DUNS) 

number. An applicant may request a 

DUNS number at no cost by calling the 

dedicated toll-free DUNS number 

request line on 1–866–705–5711. 

Applications should be no longer than 

ten (10) pages and include the following 

information: 

(a) Date of proposal; 

(b) Name of organization submitting 

proposal; 

(c) Organization address, telephone 

and fax numbers; 

(d) Tax ID number; 

(e) DUNS number; 

(f) Primary contact person; 

(g) Full title of proposal; 

(h) Target market(s); 

(i) Current conditions in the target 

market(s) affecting the intended 

commodity or product; 

(j) Description of problem(s) (i.e., 

constraint(s)) to be addressed by the 

project, such as the need to assess and 

enhance food and rural business 

systems of the emerging market, lack of 

awareness by foreign officials of U.S. 

technology and business practices, 

impediments (infrastructure, financing, 

regulatory or other non-tariff barriers) to 

the effectiveness of emerging market’s 

food and rural business systems 

previously identified by an EMP project 

that are to be implemented by the 

applicant, etc.; 

(k) Project objectives; 

(l) Performance measures: 

Benchmarks for quantifying progress in 

meeting the objectives; 

(m) Rationale: Explanation of the 

underlying reasons for the project 

proposal and its approach, the 

anticipated benefits, and any additional 

pertinent analysis; 

(n) Clear demonstration that 

successful implementation will benefit 

an emerging market’s food and rural 

business system and/or reduce potential 

trade barriers, and will benefit a 

particular industry as a whole, not just 

the applicant(s); 

(o) Explanation as to what specifically 

could not be accomplished without 

Federal funding assistance and why the 

participating organization(s) would be 

unlikely to carry out the project without 

such assistance; 

(p) Specific description of activity/ 

activities to be undertaken; 

(q) Timeline(s) for implementation of 

activity, including start and end dates; 

(r) Information on whether similar 

activities are or have previously been 

funded with USDA resources in the 

target country or countries (e.g., under 

MAP and/or Cooperator programs); 

and 

(s) Detailed line item activity budget: 

• Cost items should be allocated 

separately to each participating 

organization; and 

• Expense items constituting a 

proposed activity’s overall budget (e.g., 

salaries, travel expenses, consultant 

fees, administrative costs, etc.), with a 

line item cost for each, should be listed, 

clearly indicating: 

(1) Which items are to be covered by 

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(2) Which by the participating U.S. 

organization(s); and 

(3) Which by foreign third parties (if 

applicable). 

Cost items for individual consultant 

fees should show calculation of daily 

rate and number of days. Cost items for 

travel expenses should show number of 

trips, destinations, cost, and objective 

for each trip. 

Qualifications of applicant(s) should 

be included as an attachment. 

3. Funding Restrictions: Certain types 

of expenses are not eligible for 

reimbursement by the program, and 

there are limits on other categories of 

expenses, such as indirect overhead 

charges, travel expenses, and consulting 

fees. CCC will also not reimburse 

unreasonable expenditures or 

expenditures made prior to approval of 

a proposal. Full details of the funding 

restrictions are available in the EMP 

regulations. 

4. Submission Dates and Times: EMP 

funding is reviewed on a rolling basis 

during the fiscal year as long as 

remaining EMP funding is available. 

That is: 

• Proposals received by, but not later 

than, 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, May 

16, 2011, will be considered for funding 

with other proposals received by that 

date; 

• Proposals not approved for funding 

during the review period will be 

reconsidered for funding after the 

review period only if the applicant 

specifically requests such 

reconsideration in writing, and only if 

funding remains available; 

• Proposals received after 5 p.m. 

Eastern Daylight Time, May 16, 2011, 

will be considered for funding only if 

funding remains available. 

5. Other Submission Requirements: 

All Internet-based applications must be 

properly submitted by 5 p.m., Eastern 

Daylight Time, May 16, 2011, in order 

to be considered for funding; late 

submissions received after the deadline 

will be considered only if funding 

remains available. All applications 

submitted by e-mail must be received by 

5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, May 16, 

2011, at podadmin@fas.usda.gov in 

order to receive the same consideration. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Criteria: Key criteria used in 

judging proposals include: 

• The objective of the activities is to 

develop, maintain, or expand markets 

for U.S. agricultural exports by 

improving the effectiveness of the food 

and rural business systems in emerging 

markets; 

• Appropriateness of the activities for 

the targeted market(s) and the extent to 

which the project identifies market 

barriers (e.g., a fundamental deficiency 

in the emerging market’s food and rural 

business systems, and/or a recent 

change in those systems); 

• Potential of the project to expand 

U.S. market share, increase U.S. exports 

or sales; 

• Quality of the project’s performance 

measures, and the degree to which they 

relate to the objectives, deliverables, and 

proposed approach and activities; 

• Justification for Federal funding; 

• Overall cost of the project and the 

amount of funding provided by the 

applicant and any partners; and 

• Evidence that the organization has 

the knowledge, expertise, ability, and 

resources to successfully implement the 

project, including timeliness and quality 

of reporting on past EMP activities. 

Please see 7 CFR part 1486 for 

additional evaluation criteria. 

2. Review and Selection Process: All 

applications undergo a multi-phase 

review within FAS, by appropriate FAS 

field offices, and, as needed, by the 

private sector Advisory Committee on 

Emerging Markets to determine the 

qualifications, quality, appropriateness 

of projects, and reasonableness of 

project budgets. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: FAS will notify 

each applicant in writing of the final 

disposition of the submitted 

application. FAS will send an approval 

letter and project agreement to each 

approved applicant. The approval letter 

and agreement will specify the terms 

and conditions applicable to the project, 

including the levels of EMP funding and 

cost-share contribution requirements. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: Interested parties should 

review the EMP regulations, which are 

available at the following URL address: 

http://www.fas.usda.gov/mos/emmarkets/em-markets.asp. 

3. Reporting. Quarterly progress 

reports for all programs 1 year or longer 

in duration are required. Projects of less 

than 1 year generally require a mid-term 

progress report. Final performance 

reports are due 90 days after completion 

of each project. Content requirements 

for both types of reports are contained 

in the Project Agreement. Final financial 

reports are also due 90 days after 

completion of each project as 

attachments to the final reports. Please 

see 7 CFR part 1486 for additional 

reporting requirements. 

VII. Agency Contact(s) 

For additional information and 

assistance, contact the Program 

Operations Division, Office of Trade 

Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Portals 

Office Building, Suite 400, 1250 

Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, 

DC 20024, or by phone: (202) 720–4327, 

or by fax: (202) 720–9361, or by e-mail: 

podadmin@fas.usda.gov. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on the 25th day 

of March, 2011. 

John D. Brewer, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service 

and Vice President, Commodity Credit 

Corporation. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Notice of Funds Availability: Inviting 

Applications for the Technical 

Assistance for Specialty Crops 

Program 

Announcement Type: New. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.604. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit 

Corporation (CCC) announces that it is 

inviting proposals for the 2012 

Technical Assistance for Specialty 

Crops (TASC) program. The intended 

effect of this notice is to solicit 

applications from the private sector and 

from government agencies for FY 2012 

and to award funds in October 2011. 

The TASC program is administered by 

personnel of the Foreign Agricultural 

Service (FAS). 

DATES: To be considered for funding, 

applications must be received by 5 p.m. 

Eastern Daylight Time, May 16, 2011. 

Any applications received after this 

time will be considered only if funds are 

still available. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Entities wishing to apply for funding 

assistance should contact the Program 

Operations Division, Office of Trade 

Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

Portals Office Building, Suite 400, 1250 

Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, 

DC 20024, or by phone: (202) 720–4327, 

or by fax: (202) 720–9361, or by e-mail: 

podadmin@fas.usda.gov. Information is 

also available on the FAS Web site at 

http://www.fas.usda.gov/mos/tasc/ 

tasc.asp. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority: The TASC program is 

authorized by section 3205 of Public 

Law 107–171. TASC regulations appear 

at 7 CFR part 1487. 

Purpose: The TASC program is 

designed to assist U.S. organizations by 


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