Applications Invited for Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) Project Preparation & Project Grant

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About the Organization

The STDF grew out of a joint communiqué issued by the Heads of FAO, OIE, World Bank Group, WHO and WTO at the Doha Ministerial Conference in November 2001.

For small-scale farmers, producers, traders and governments in developing and least developed countries, being able to meet international food safety, animal and plant health standards and other trade requirements clears the path to global and regional markets in food and agriculture products. This creates opportunities to add value across supply chains and promote growth that is more inclusive, in turn generating employment, increasing incomes and securing people’s livelihoods.

STDF’s partnership drives catalytic SPS improvements in developing countries. Through the global platform, knowledge work and funding to develop, implement and learn from innovative pilot projects, STDF stimulates and influences sustainable improvements in SPS capacity.

About the Grant

The STDF’s global network brings together leading trade, health and agriculture experts worldwide to address persistent and emerging SPS challenges, and drive forward joined-up solutions. It acts as a knowledge hub, sharing available know-how, tools and good practice to build on what exists. At the same time, the STDF creates synergies with related initiatives, and promotes innovative and cross-cutting approaches to SPS capacity building.

To kick-start new ways of building knowledge and capacity on SPS requirements, the STDF provides funding to both develop and deliver innovative, cross-cutting projects. STDF projects help public and private sector stakeholders in developing countries improve food safety, animal and plant health to facilitate safe trade. Projects often work as catalysts, bringing on board diverse partners and funding to support longer-term impact.

Project Preparation Grants (PPG):

Funds up to US$50,000 are available for PPGs to prepare technically sound, innovative and sustainable projects. These 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.

Project Grants (PG):

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. These grants are expected to help address SPS challenges or issues that affect trade to international markets.

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

How to Apply

Applications are accepted in any of the three working languages of the STDF (English, French and Spanish) and should be submitted by e-mail to: stdf.funding@wto.org, using the official application forms.

Any questions about the application process or the application forms should be sent to: STDFSecretariat@wto.org.

Deadlines to apply for funding in 2024: 2 August for consideration in November

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Tags Food, Agriculture and Nutrition Livelihood Rural Development Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Others