Deadline: 1st March, 2026
The Standards and Trade Development Facility offers a Project Grants significant opportunity for countries and organizations seeking to strengthen food safety, animal health, and plant health systems in line with international sanitary and phytosanitary requirements.
Grants
Project Preparation Grants
- Funds up to US$ 50,000 are available for PPGs to prepare technically sound and sustainable projects.
- Grants can involve the application of SPS-related capacity evaluation tools, preparation of feasibility studies and/or formulation of project proposals to address specific SPS capacity building needs linked to trade.
- Resulting projects may receive funding from the STDF, or from other funding sources.
- Applicants are encouraged to consult other potential donors when developing and implementing PPG applications.
Project Grants
Funds up to US$ 1,000,000 are available for PGs that improve food safety, animal and plant health capacity to comply with international sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) requirements.
Grants are expected to help address particular SPS challenges or issues that affect trade to international markets.
Beneficiaries must contribute to the project from their own resources, either in the form of financing or in-kind contributions such as staff time, use of premises, vehicles or other existing assets.
The beneficiaries’ own contribution to the project depends on criteria indicated in the application form.
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