Projects

The STDF provides funding for the development and implementation of collaborative and innovative SPS projects.

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PPG
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.

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PPG - Project Preparation Grants

Checklist of items before proceeding with an online submission:

Download and fill out the STDF Project Preparation Grant Application Form

Verify that the beneficiary country or territory appears on the OECD DAC List

Obtain letters of support from all relevant government ministries, industry associations, private enterprises, etc.

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PG - Project Grants

Checklist of items before proceeding with an online submission:

Download and fill out the STDF Project Preparation Grant Application Form

Verify that the beneficiary country or territory appears on the OECD DAC List

Obtain letters of support from all relevant government ministries, industry associations, private enterprises, etc.

PG
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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PPG - Project Preparation Grants

Checklist of items before proceeding with an online submission:

Download and fill out the STDF Project Preparation Grant Application Form

Verify that the beneficiary country or territory appears on the OECD DAC List

Obtain letters of support from all relevant government ministries, industry associations, private enterprises, etc.

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PG - Project Grants

Checklist of items before proceeding with an online submission:

Download and fill out the STDF Project Preparation Grant Application Form

Verify that the beneficiary country or territory appears on the OECD DAC List

Obtain letters of support from all relevant government ministries, industry associations, private enterprises, etc.

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The STDF can only provide funding to developing countries that appear on the OECD Development Assistance Committee's list of Official Development Assistance recipients. 

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Next deadline for submission of proposals: 1 March 2027. Proposals will be considered by the STDF in June 2027.

Applications for STDF grants should be submitted using the online form below.

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Renforcement des capacités de la région andine en matière de gestion des teneurs maximales en contaminants chimiques dans les exportations de fruits et légumes

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Les exportations de fruits et légumes frais en provenance de la région andine se heurtent à des difficultés SPS croissantes, alors que les marchés internationaux durcissent les prescriptions en matière de métaux lourds et de résidus de pesticides. De récentes notifications émises par les registres des aliments de l'UE et des États Unis attestent de risques SPS persistants liés aux métaux lourds et aux résidus de pesticides, lesquels menacent l'accès aux marchés, augmentent les coûts des échanges et portent atteinte à la réputation des exportations andines. Entre 2016 et 2025, l'Équateur, la Colombie et le Pérou ont, ensemble, représenté au total 163 notifications dans le cadre du Système d'alerte rapide pour les denrées alimentaires et les aliments pour animaux (RASFF) de l'UE concernant la contamination au cadmium et les résidus de pesticides dans les fruits et légumes; ces notifications sont en hausse régulière depuis 2020. Ces tendances soulignent la nécessité de renforcer les capacités des laboratoires, la surveillance fondée sur les risques, la traçabilité, les bonnes pratiques agricoles et la communication sur les risques pour soutenir la conformité avec les normes internationales et maintenir l'accès aux marchés d'exportation.

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