Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA FAS 10960 0700 10 21 0026
The Animal Health Systems Facilitating Trade within the African Union grant opportunity is a USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) cooperative agreement designed to help African Union institutions, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), and AU Member States (MS) strengthen animal health systems in ways that directly support trade under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). The program is rooted in the fact that AfCFTA took effect on January 1, 2021, creating a massive 54-country free trade area, and that its Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) commitments, especially Annex 7, require countries to rely more consistently on risk-based, science-driven rules that align with international standards to safely move animals and animal products across borders.
The opportunity aligns with two major African Union policy pillars adopted by heads of state in February 2020: the AU SPS Policy Framework (developed under AU-DARBE) and the Animal Health Strategy for Africa (AHSA) (led by AU-IBAR). Together, these documents provide a practical pathway for implementing the SPS chapter of AfCFTA and for building animal health systems that match international expectations, including standards of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). AU-IBAR, housed within the African Union Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (AU-DARBE), plays a coordinating role across livestock, fisheries, and wildlife sectors, and also represents continental Africa at the OIE, which makes it central to harmonization and standard-setting conversations.
The main goal of the grant is to improve the ability of African animal health authorities to prevent, detect, and manage animal diseases and zoonoses, while also accounting for pressures like climate change and disasters that can destabilize production and increase outbreak risks. By strengthening these systems and making SPS processes more consistent across countries and regions, the program aims to expand access to regional and international markets for African animals and animal products. In practical terms, the grant focuses on harmonizing SPS approaches at continental, regional, and bilateral levels so that trade is not blocked by inconsistent rules, unclear procedures, or gaps in regulatory capacity.
FAS expects the awardee to provide technical agricultural assistance that supports training, research, and outreach for RECs and Member States. A major emphasis is building understanding and use of international standards, improving scientific collaboration, and encouraging harmonized SPS rules and procedures across borders. The recipient is expected to conduct collaborative research and actively share and publicize scientific findings so that lessons learned translate into better policies and day-to-day regulatory decisions.
Key activities described include technical assistance to support AHSA implementation and the development of policy guidelines that help RECs and MS apply measures consistent with AfCFTA SPS Annex 7. The program also calls for designing and delivering workshops, virtual meetings, technical assistance engagements, online tools, and other platforms to familiarize African regulators with both U.S. and international animal health regulations and procedures, while building the skills of REC and MS technical experts. In coordination with USDA, the recipient is expected to provide expertise to AU-IBAR, RECs, and Member States on priority animal health and trade-related issues.
The priority technical themes spelled out in the opportunity include promoting the development and adoption of risk-based regulatory measures that facilitate trade and are grounded in OIE standards; improving transparency and encouraging collaborative exchange of good regulatory practices across RECs and Member States; harmonizing biosecurity measures by building on existing standard methods and procedures (including SMP-AH and related programs); supporting access to, uptake of, and good governance around animal production technologies; and preventing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the animal production sector, reflecting the growing global importance of AMR as both an animal health and trade concern.
From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary funding opportunity offered by USDA FAS Global Programs under CFDA 10.960, using a cooperative agreement instrument (meaning substantial involvement from the funding agency is expected). Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations (both with and without 501(c)(3) status). The opportunity listed an award ceiling of $1,000,000, with the original closing date of August 13, 2021, and it was created on July 14, 2021. Overall, the grant is structured to translate continental strategies and AfCFTA SPS commitments into practical regulatory capacity, shared standards, and coordinated animal health actions that make trade safer and easier across Africa.Apply for USDA FAS 10960 0700 10 21 0026
- The Global Programs in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Animal Health Systems Facilitating Trade within the African Union" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.960.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2021-07-14.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-08-13. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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