83 FR 21263 - Notice of Funding Availability: Inviting Applications for the Market Access Program
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Foreign Agricultural Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 90 (May 9, 2018)
Commodity Credit Corporation
Foreign Agricultural Service
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 90 (May 9, 2018)
| Page Range | 21263-21265 | |
| FR Document | 2018-09871 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 9, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 21263-21265] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-09871] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Commodity Credit Corporation Foreign Agricultural Service Notice of Funding Availability: Inviting Applications for the Market Access Program SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announces that it is inviting applications for the 2019 Market Access Program (MAP). The MAP is administered by personnel of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) on behalf of CCC. The intended effect of this notice is to solicit proposals from eligible applicants for fiscal year 2019 and to set out the criteria for the awarding of funds under the program. DATES: All applications must be received by 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, on Friday, June 8, 2018. Applications received after this date will not be considered. FAS anticipates that the initial funding selections will be made by the end of October 2018, with the initial award dates estimated to be by the end of December 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Applicants needing assistance should contact the Program Operations Division, Office of Trade Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service by courier: Room 6512, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250, or by phone: (202) 720-4327, or by fax: (202) 720-9361, or by email: [email protected]. Information, including a copy of the program regulations, is also available on the FAS website at the following URL address: http://www.fas.usda.gov/programs/market-access-program-map. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Funding Opportunity Description Announcement Type: New. Award Instrument: Grant. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.601. Authority: The MAP is authorized under Section 203 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623), as amended. MAP regulations appear at 7 CFR part 1485. Purpose: The MAP is designed to encourage the development, maintenance, and expansion of commercial export markets for United States agricultural commodities and products through cost-share assistance. Under the MAP, FAS enters into agreements with eligible Participants to share the cost of certain overseas marketing and promotion activities. Financial assistance under the MAP is made available on a competitive basis, and applications are reviewed against the evaluation criteria contained herein and in the MAP regulations. All U.S. agricultural commodities, except tobacco, are eligible for consideration. FAS allocates funds in a manner that effectively supports the strategic decision-making initiatives of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. In deciding whether a proposed project will contribute to the effective creation, expansion, or maintenance of foreign markets, FAS considers whether the applicant provides a clear, long-term agricultural trade strategy and an effective program time line against which results can be measured at specific intervals using quantifiable product or country goals. FAS also considers the extent to which a proposed project targets markets with the greatest growth potential. These factors are part of the FAS resource allocation strategy to fund applicants who can best demonstrate performance and address the objectives of the GPRA. Funding Available: The Agricultural Trade Act of 1978, as amended, provided up to $200 million annually for MAP through FY 2018. Congress has not yet determined funding levels for FY 2019. This NOFA is being released prior to Congress appropriating funding for the MAP program for FY 2019. USDA makes no commitment to fund any particular application or to make a specific number of awards regardless of whether or at what level program funding for FY 2019 is provided. B. Eligibility Information 1. Eligible Organizations: To participate in the MAP, an applicant must be a nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organization, a nonprofit state regional trade group, a U.S. agricultural cooperative, or a state government agency. Small-sized private U.S. commercial entities may participate in a branded program through a MAP Participant. 2. Eligible Activities: MAP Participants may receive assistance for generic or brand promotion activities. For generic activities, funding priority is given to organizations that have the broadest possible producer representation of the commodity being promoted and that are nationwide in membership and scope. For branded activities, only nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organizations, nonprofit state regional trade groups (SRTGs), U.S. agricultural cooperatives, and state government agencies can participate directly in the brand program. 3. Limits on Activities: MAP activities are approved for a single program year, with the approval dates specified in the allocation approval letter that is provided as part of the award approval package. Only those MAP activities that are approved in each applicant's allocation approval letter may be implemented, and those activities must be implemented during the 12-month program year specified in the allocation approval letter. Requests for activity changes during the program year must be approved in advance by FAS. MAP Participants must re-apply for the program every year. 4. Funding Restrictions: Certain types of expenses are not eligible for reimbursement by the program, and there are limits on other categories of expenses. FAS also will not reimburse unreasonable expenditures or expenditures made prior to approval. Full details and a complete list of [[Page 21264]] eligible and ineligible expenses may be found in the MAP regulations in section 1485.17. 5. Cost-Sharing: To participate in the MAP, an applicant must agree to contribute resources towards its proposed promotional activities. The MAP is intended to supplement, not supplant, the efforts of the U.S. private sector. In the case of generic promotion, the contribution must be at least 10 percent of the value of resources provided by FAS for such generic promotion. In the case of branded promotion, the contribution must be at least 50 percent of the total cost of such brand promotion. The degree of commitment of an applicant to the promotional strategies contained in its application, as represented by the cost- share contributions specified therein, is considered by FAS when determining which applications will be approved for funding. Cost-share may be actual cash invested or in-kind contributions, such as professional staff time spent on the design and implementation of activities. The MAP regulations, in section 1485.16, provide a detailed discussion of eligible and ineligible cost-share contributions. 6. Other: Applications 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 participating organizations are unlikely to carry out the project without such assistance. The MAP generally operates on a reimbursement basis. 7. Intergovernmental Review: An intergovernmental review may be required. Applicants must contact their state's Single Point of Contact (SPOC) to comply with their state's process under Executive Order 12372 (see http://www.fws.gov/policy/library/rgeo12372.pdf). To ensure currency, the names and addresses of the SPOCs are maintained at the Office of Management and Budget's home page at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants_spoc. C. Award Information It is anticipated that FAS will award approximately 70 awards under the 2019 MAP, subject to programmatic approval and available funding. In general, all qualified proposals received before the submission deadline will compete for funding. FAS will review all proposals against the evaluation criteria contained in the program regulations. Funding for successful proposals will be provided through specific agreements. FAS must approve in advance any subsequent changes to the agreement. FAS or another Federal agency may be involved in the implementation of approved agreements. Once an award reaches its completion date, FAS will confirm that the participant has provided all of the required reports and will review the reports for completeness and content. Once the required reports are approved, FAS will prepare a closeout letter that advises the participant of the award closeout procedures. Once the closeout procedures have been completed, any remaining funding on the agreement will be deobligated. D. Application and Submission Information 1. Address to Submit Application Package: Organizations should submit their MAP applications to FAS through the web-based Unified Export Strategy (UES) system. The UES allows interested applicants to submit a single consolidated and strategically coordinated proposal that incorporates requests for funding under all of the FAS market development programs. The suggested UES format encourages applicants to examine the constraints or barriers to trade that they face, identify activities that would help overcome such impediments, consider the entire pool of complementary marketing tools and program resources, and establish realistic export goals. Applicants planning to use the UES must first contact FAS' Program Operations Division to obtain site access information. The web-based application may be found at the following URL address: https://www.fas.usda.gov/ues/webapp/. Applicants experiencing difficulty or otherwise needing assistance applying to the program should contact the Program Operations Division, Office of Trade Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service by courier: Room 6512, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250, or by phone: (202) 720-4327, or by fax: (202) 720-9361, or by email: [email protected]. 2. Content and Form of Application Submission: To be considered for the MAP, an applicant must submit to FAS the information required by section 1485.13 of the MAP regulations. Incomplete applications or applications that do not otherwise conform to this announcement and the MAP regulations will not be accepted for review. 3. Other Required Information: In accordance with the Office of Management and Budget's 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 at (866) 705-5711. In addition, in accordance with 2 CFR part 25, each entity that applies to the MAP and does not qualify for an exemption under 2 CFR 25.110 must: (i) Be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submitting an application or plan; and (ii) Maintain an active SAM registration with current information at all times during which it has an active Federal award or an application or plan under consideration by FAS; and (iii) Provide its DUNS number in each application or plan it submits to FAS. FAS may not make an award to an applicant until the applicant has complied with all applicable unique entity identifier and SAM requirements, and, if an applicant has not fully complied with the requirements by the time FAS is ready to make the award, FAS may determine that the applicant is not qualified to receive an award and use that determination as a basis for making an award to another applicant. Similarly, in accordance with 2 CFR part 170, each entity that applies to MAP and does not qualify for an exception under 2 CFR 170.110(b) must ensure it has the necessary processes and systems in place to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of 2 CFR part 170 should it receive MAP funding. 4. Submission Dates and Times: All applications must be received by 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, on Friday, June 8, 2018. By the application deadline, all MAP applicants must also submit to FAS a signed certification statement as specified in 7 CFR 1485.13(a)(2)(i)(E). The completed certification statements can be sent via courier/delivery service to the Program Operations Division, Office of Trade Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 6512, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250. Applicants can also email a scanned copy of the signed certification statement to: [email protected]. Applications or certifications received after the deadline will not be considered. E. Application Review Information 1. Criteria and Review Process: A description of the FAS process for reviewing applications and the criteria for allocating available MAP funds is as follows: [[Page 21265]] (1) Phase 1--Sufficiency Review and FAS Divisional Review: Applications received by the closing date will be reviewed by FAS to determine the eligibility of the applicants and the completeness of the applications. These requirements appear in sections 1485.12 and 1485.13 of the MAP regulations. Applications that meet the requirements will then be further evaluated by the appropriate Commodity Branch office of FAS' Cooperator Programs Division. The Commodity Branches will review each application against the criteria listed in section 1485.14(b) and (c) of the MAP regulations as well as in this Notice. The purpose of this review is to identify meritorious proposals and to recommend an appropriate funding level for each application based upon these criteria. (2) Phase 2--Competitive Review: Meritorious applications then will be passed on to the Office of the Deputy Administrator, Office of Trade Programs, for the purpose of allocating available funds among the applicants. Applicants will compete for funds on the basis of the following allocation criteria as applicable (the number in parentheses represents the percentage weight factor): (a) Applicant's Contribution Level (40): The applicant's 4-year average share (2016-2019) of all contributions under the MAP compared to the applicant's 4-year average share (2016-2019) of the funding level for all MAP Participants. (b) Past U.S. Export Performance (30): The 3-year average share (2015-2017) of the value of U.S. exports promoted by the applicant compared to the applicant's 2-year average share (2017-2018) of the funding level for all MAP Participants plus, for those groups participating in the Cooperator program, the 2-year average share (2017-2018) of all Cooperator program budgets. (c) Projected U.S. Export Goals (15): The total dollar value of projected U.S. exports of the commodities being promoted by the applicant for the year 2019 compared to the applicant's requested funding level. (d) Accuracy of Past U.S. Export Projections (15): The actual dollar value share of U.S. exports of the commodities being promoted by the applicant for the year 2017 as reported in the 2019 MAP application compared to the projection of U.S. exports for 2017 as specified in the 2017 MAP application. The Commodity Branches' recommended funding levels for each applicant are adjusted by each weight factor as described above to determine the amount of funds allocated to each applicant. In addition, FAS, prior to making a Federal award with a total amount of Federal share greater than the simplified acquisition threshold, is required to review and consider any information about the applicant that is in the designated integrity and performance system accessible through SAM (currently FAPIIS) (see 41 U.S.C. 2313). An applicant, at its option, may review information in the designated integrity and performance systems accessible through SAM and comment on any information about itself that a Federal awarding agency previously entered and is currently in the designated integrity and performance system accessible through SAM. FAS will consider any comments by the applicant, in addition to the other information in the designated integrity and performance system, in making a judgment about the applicant's integrity, business ethics, and record of performance under Federal awards when completing the review of risk posed by applicants as described in 2 CFR 200.205 ``Federal awarding agency review of risk posed by applicants.'' F. Award Administration Information 1. Award Notices: FAS will notify each applicant in writing of the final disposition of its application. FAS will send an approval letter and program agreement to each approved applicant. The approval letter and program agreement will specify the terms and conditions applicable to the project, including the levels of MAP funding and cost-share contribution requirements. All successful applicants for all grant and cooperative agreements are required to comply with the Standard Administrative Terms and Conditions, which are available online at: https://www.fas.usda.gov/grants/general_terms_and_conditions/default.asp. The applicable Standard Administrative Terms and Conditions will be for the last year specified at that URL, unless the application is to continue an award first awarded in an earlier year. In that event, the terms and conditions that apply will be those in effect for the year in which the award was originally made unless explicitly stated otherwise in subsequent mutually-agreed amendments to the award. Before accepting the award the potential awardee should carefully read the approval letter and program agreement for instructions on administering the grant award and the terms and conditions associated with responsibilities under Federal Awards. Recipients must accept all conditions in this NOFA as well as any special terms and conditions in the approval letter and program agreement to receive an award under this program. 2. Reporting: FAS requires various reports and evaluations from MAP Participants. Required reports include an annual contributions report that identifies, by cost category and in U.S. dollar equivalents, contributions made by the Participant, the U.S. industry, and the States during that program year. All MAP Participants must also report annual results against their target market and/or regional constraint/ opportunity performance measures and must provide program success stories on an annual basis, or more often when appropriate or required by FAS. There are additional reporting requirements for trip reports, evaluation reports, and research reports. Full reporting requirements are detailed in sections 1485.22 and 1485.23 of the MAP regulations. G. Agency Contact(s) 1. Application Submission Contact(s) and Program Support: For additional information and assistance, contact the Program Operations Division, Office of Trade Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture by courier: Room 6512, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250, or by phone: (202) 720-4327, or by fax: (202) 720-9361, or by email: [email protected]. 2. Grants Management Contact(s): Eric Bozoian, Grants Management Specialist, Foreign Agricultural Service, United States, Department of Agriculture, Email: [email protected], Office: (202) 378-1054. Signed at Washington, DC, on the 26th of April, 2018. James Higgiston, Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service, and Acting Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation. 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presented in the approved proposal, as Time, on Friday, June 8, 2018. factors are part of the FAS resource
set forth in the written program Applications received after this date allocation strategy to fund applicants
agreement. An interim report must be will not be considered. FAS anticipates who can best demonstrate performance
submitted after each program year, and that the initial funding selections will and address the objectives of the GPRA.
a separate final report no later than 90 be made by the end of October 2018, Funding Available: The Agricultural
days after the activity is completed. All with the initial award dates estimated to Trade Act of 1978, as amended,
performance reports must be submitted be by the end of December 2018. provided up to $200 million annually
through the UES. In addition, a final FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: for MAP through FY 2018. Congress has
financial report must be submitted no Applicants needing assistance should not yet determined funding levels for
later than 90 days after completion of contact the Program Operations FY 2019. This NOFA is being released
the project. This report must provide a Division, Office of Trade Programs, prior to Congress appropriating funding
final accounting of all project Foreign Agricultural Service by courier: for the MAP program for FY 2019.
expenditures by cost category and Room 6512, 1400 Independence Ave. USDA makes no commitment to fund
include the accounting of actual SW, Washington, DC 20250, or by any particular application or to make a
contributions made to the project by the phone: (202) 720–4327, or by fax: (202) specific number of awards regardless of
applicant and all other participating 720–9361, or by email: uesadmin@ whether or at what level program
entities. fas.usda.gov. Information, including a funding for FY 2019 is provided.
G. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts copy of the program regulations, is also B. Eligibility Information
available on the FAS website at the 1. Eligible Organizations: To
1. Application Submission Contact(s) following URL address: http://
and Program Support: For additional participate in the MAP, an applicant
www.fas.usda.gov/programs/market- must be a nonprofit U.S. agricultural
information and assistance, contact the access-program-map.
Program Operations Division, Office of trade organization, a nonprofit state
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: regional trade group, a U.S. agricultural
Trade Programs, Foreign Agricultural
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture A. Funding Opportunity Description cooperative, or a state government
by courier: Room 6512, 1400 agency. Small-sized private U.S.
Announcement Type: New. commercial entities may participate in a
Independence Ave. SW, Washington, Award Instrument: Grant.
DC 20250, or by phone: (202) 720–4327, branded program through a MAP
Catalog of Federal Domestic
or by fax: (202) 720–9361, or by email: Participant.
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.601.
podadmin@fas.usda.gov. 2. Eligible Activities: MAP
Authority: The MAP is authorized under Participants may receive assistance for
2. Grants Management Contact(s): Section 203 of the Agricultural Trade Act of
Eric Bozoian, Grants Management generic or brand promotion activities.
1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623), as amended. MAP For generic activities, funding priority is
Specialist, Foreign Agricultural Service, regulations appear at 7 CFR part 1485.
United States, Department of given to organizations that have the
Purpose: The MAP is designed to broadest possible producer
Agriculture, Email: Eric.Bozoian@
encourage the development, representation of the commodity being
fas.usda.gov, Office: (202) 378–1054.
maintenance, and expansion of promoted and that are nationwide in
Signed at Washington, DC, on the 26th of commercial export markets for United membership and scope. For branded
April, 2018. States agricultural commodities and activities, only nonprofit U.S.
James Higgiston, products through cost-share assistance. agricultural trade organizations,
Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Under the MAP, FAS enters into nonprofit state regional trade groups
Service, and Acting Vice President, agreements with eligible Participants to (SRTGs), U.S. agricultural cooperatives,
Commodity Credit Corporation. share the cost of certain overseas and state government agencies can
[FR Doc. 2018–09868 Filed 5–8–18; 8:45 am] marketing and promotion activities. participate directly in the brand
BILLING CODE 3410–10–P Financial assistance under the MAP is program.
made available on a competitive basis, 3. Limits on Activities: MAP activities
and applications are reviewed against are approved for a single program year,
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE the evaluation criteria contained herein with the approval dates specified in the
and in the MAP regulations. All U.S. allocation approval letter that is
Commodity Credit Corporation
agricultural commodities, except provided as part of the award approval
tobacco, are eligible for consideration. package. Only those MAP activities that
Foreign Agricultural Service FAS allocates funds in a manner that are approved in each applicant’s
Notice of Funding Availability: Inviting effectively supports the strategic allocation approval letter may be
Applications for the Market Access decision-making initiatives of the implemented, and those activities must
Program Government Performance and Results be implemented during the 12-month
Act (GPRA) of 1993. In deciding program year specified in the allocation
SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit whether a proposed project will approval letter. Requests for activity
Corporation (CCC) announces that it is contribute to the effective creation, changes during the program year must
inviting applications for the 2019 expansion, or maintenance of foreign be approved in advance by FAS. MAP
Market Access Program (MAP). The markets, FAS considers whether the Participants must re-apply for the
MAP is administered by personnel of applicant provides a clear, long-term program every year.
the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) agricultural trade strategy and an 4. Funding Restrictions: Certain types
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on behalf of CCC. The intended effect of effective program time line against of expenses are not eligible for
this notice is to solicit proposals from which results can be measured at reimbursement by the program, and
eligible applicants for fiscal year 2019 specific intervals using quantifiable there are limits on other categories of
and to set out the criteria for the product or country goals. FAS also expenses. FAS also will not reimburse
awarding of funds under the program. considers the extent to which a unreasonable expenditures or
DATES: All applications must be proposed project targets markets with expenditures made prior to approval.
received by 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight the greatest growth potential. These Full details and a complete list of
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(1) Phase 1—Sufficiency Review and In addition, FAS, prior to making a and conditions in the approval letter
FAS Divisional Review: Applications Federal award with a total amount of and program agreement to receive an
received by the closing date will be Federal share greater than the simplified award under this program.
reviewed by FAS to determine the acquisition threshold, is required to 2. Reporting: FAS requires various
eligibility of the applicants and the review and consider any information reports and evaluations from MAP
completeness of the applications. These about the applicant that is in the Participants. Required reports include
requirements appear in sections 1485.12 designated integrity and performance an annual contributions report that
and 1485.13 of the MAP regulations. system accessible through SAM identifies, by cost category and in U.S.
Applications that meet the requirements (currently FAPIIS) (see 41 U.S.C. 2313). dollar equivalents, contributions made
will then be further evaluated by the An applicant, at its option, may review by the Participant, the U.S. industry,
appropriate Commodity Branch office of information in the designated integrity and the States during that program year.
FAS’ Cooperator Programs Division. The and performance systems accessible All MAP Participants must also report
Commodity Branches will review each through SAM and comment on any annual results against their target
application against the criteria listed in information about itself that a Federal market and/or regional constraint/
section 1485.14(b) and (c) of the MAP awarding agency previously entered and opportunity performance measures and
regulations as well as in this Notice. The is currently in the designated integrity must provide program success stories on
purpose of this review is to identify and performance system accessible an annual basis, or more often when
meritorious proposals and to through SAM. FAS will consider any appropriate or required by FAS. There
recommend an appropriate funding comments by the applicant, in addition are additional reporting requirements
level for each application based upon to the other information in the for trip reports, evaluation reports, and
these criteria. designated integrity and performance research reports. Full reporting
(2) Phase 2—Competitive Review: system, in making a judgment about the requirements are detailed in sections
Meritorious applications then will be applicant’s integrity, business ethics, 1485.22 and 1485.23 of the MAP
passed on to the Office of the Deputy and record of performance under regulations.
Administrator, Office of Trade Federal awards when completing the
Programs, for the purpose of allocating review of risk posed by applicants as G. Agency Contact(s)
available funds among the applicants. described in 2 CFR 200.205 ‘‘Federal 1. Application Submission Contact(s)
Applicants will compete for funds on awarding agency review of risk posed by and Program Support: For additional
the basis of the following allocation applicants.’’ information and assistance, contact the
criteria as applicable (the number in Program Operations Division, Office of
parentheses represents the percentage F. Award Administration Information
Trade Programs, Foreign Agricultural
weight factor): 1. Award Notices: FAS will notify Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
(a) Applicant’s Contribution Level each applicant in writing of the final by courier: Room 6512, 1400
(40): The applicant’s 4-year average disposition of its application. FAS will Independence Ave. SW, Washington,
share (2016–2019) of all contributions send an approval letter and program DC 20250, or by phone: (202) 720–4327,
under the MAP compared to the agreement to each approved applicant. or by fax: (202) 720–9361, or by email:
applicant’s 4-year average share (2016– The approval letter and program podadmin@fas.usda.gov.
2019) of the funding level for all MAP agreement will specify the terms and 2. Grants Management Contact(s):
Participants. conditions applicable to the project, Eric Bozoian, Grants Management
(b) Past U.S. Export Performance (30): including the levels of MAP funding Specialist, Foreign Agricultural Service,
The 3-year average share (2015–2017) of and cost-share contribution United States, Department of
the value of U.S. exports promoted by requirements. All successful applicants Agriculture, Email: Eric.Bozoian@
the applicant compared to the for all grant and cooperative agreements fas.usda.gov, Office: (202) 378–1054.
applicant’s 2-year average share (2017– are required to comply with the
2018) of the funding level for all MAP Standard Administrative Terms and Signed at Washington, DC, on the 26th of
Conditions, which are available online April, 2018.
Participants plus, for those groups
participating in the Cooperator program, at: https://www.fas.usda.gov/grants/ James Higgiston,
the 2-year average share (2017–2018) of general_terms_and_conditions/ Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural
all Cooperator program budgets. default.asp. The applicable Standard Service, and Acting Vice President,
(c) Projected U.S. Export Goals (15): Administrative Terms and Conditions Commodity Credit Corporation.
The total dollar value of projected U.S. will be for the last year specified at that [FR Doc. 2018–09871 Filed 5–8–18; 8:45 am]
exports of the commodities being URL, unless the application is to BILLING CODE 3410–10–P
promoted by the applicant for the year continue an award first awarded in an
2019 compared to the applicant’s earlier year. In that event, the terms and
requested funding level. conditions that apply will be those in DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
(d) Accuracy of Past U.S. Export effect for the year in which the award
Projections (15): The actual dollar value was originally made unless explicitly Commodity Credit Corporation
share of U.S. exports of the commodities stated otherwise in subsequent
being promoted by the applicant for the mutually-agreed amendments to the Foreign Agricultural Service
year 2017 as reported in the 2019 MAP award. Notice of Funding Availability: Inviting
application compared to the projection Before accepting the award the Applications for the Emerging Markets
of U.S. exports for 2017 as specified in potential awardee should carefully read Program
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the 2017 MAP application. the approval letter and program
The Commodity Branches’ agreement for instructions on SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit
recommended funding levels for each administering the grant award and the Corporation (CCC) announces that it is
applicant are adjusted by each weight terms and conditions associated with inviting proposals for the 2019
factor as described above to determine responsibilities under Federal Awards. Emerging Markets Program (EMP). The
the amount of funds allocated to each Recipients must accept all conditions in EMP is administered by personnel of the
applicant. this NOFA as well as any special terms Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) on
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| Dates | All applications must be received by 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, on Friday, June 8, 2018. Applications received after this date will not be considered. FAS anticipates that the initial funding selections will be made by the end of October 2018, with the initial award dates estimated to be by the end of December 2018. | |
| Contact | Applicants needing assistance should contact the Program Operations Division, Office of Trade Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service by courier: Room 6512, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250, or by phone: (202) 720-4327, or by fax: (202) 720-9361, or by email: [email protected] Information, including a copy of the program regulations, is also available on the | |
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