OpportunityTitle: Technical Support for Ukraine&#8217;s Swine Sector
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: See Section 2.1, Eligible Applicants, of the funding opportunity announcement for eligibility information.
Description: The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, Agricultural Economic Development, announces this funding opportunity to support the Technical Agricultural Assistance Program by issuing a new award. This opportunity is available to State cooperative institutions or other colleges and universities in the United States, as defined at 7 USC 3103 and is intended to provide complementary support to USDA/FAS&#8217;s work with a local partner on strengthening Ukraine&#8217;s swine sector. This award seeks to support the productivity and resiliency of Ukraine&#8217;s swine sector as they face impacts from Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine. The principal objectives are: (1) Increased resilience and profitability of Ukrainian swine farms; (2) Improved biosecurity management, including disease prevention and control, and veterinary services; (3) Increased connections with U.S. industry.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: melissa.yeakley@usda.gov
GrantorContactText: Name: &#8203;Melissa Yeakley Martin&#8203; &lt;br/&gt;Email Address: &#8203;melissa.yeakley@usda.gov&#8203; &lt;br/&gt;Phone Number: &#8203;202-368-5407&#8203; &lt;br/&gt;Hours of Operation: &#8203;9:00am to 5:30pm&#8203; &#8203;Eastern Standard&#8203; Time
CloseDateExplanation: See Section 1.8, Key Dates, of the funding opportunity announcement for close date information.