Technical/Planning Assistance

Program Name: Virginia CZM Program and Coastal Public Access Authorities Resource Type: State State: Virginia, Mid-Atlantic Agency: Program Source: Technical/Planning Assistance Description: Public Access Authorities are a tremendous asset in meeting the Governor’s 400,000 acre land conservation goal. These local authorities can often close on land deals far...

Program Name: Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Technical/Planning Assistance Description: The TASC program addresses technical barriers to the export of U.S. specialty crops by providing funding to U.S. organizations for activities such as seminars and workshops, study tours, field surveys, pest...

Program Name: Trade Adjustment Assistance Program for Farmers Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Technical/Planning Assistance Description: The TAA for Farmers program helps producers of raw agricultural commodities and fishermen adjust to import competition through technical assistance and cash benefits. Commodity eligibility is determined by...

Program Name: Quality Samples Program Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Technical/Planning Assistance Description: The Quality Samples Program (QSP) helps U.S. agricultural trade organizations provide small samples of their agricultural products to potential importers in emerging markets overseas. Website: http://www.fas.usda.gov/mos/programs/QSP.asp...

Program Name: Office of Port Infrastructure Development and Congestion Mitigation Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Technical/Planning Assistance Description: The Office of Port Infrastructure Development & Congestion Mitigation was established to assist with port, terminal, waterway, and transportation network development issues. They offer technical assistance to...

Program Name: Market Access Program Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Technical/Planning Assistance Description: The Market Access Program (MAP), formerly the Market Promotion Program, uses funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to help U.S. producers, exporters, private companies, and other trade...

Program Name: Foreign Market Development Program Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Technical/Planning Assistance Description: The Foreign Market Development Program (FMD), also known as the cooperator program, is administered by the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The goal of the program...

Program Name: Native American Initiatives Program Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Technical/Planning Assistance Description: The CDFI Fund's Native Initiatives are designed to overcome identified barriers to financial services in Native Communities. These initiatives seek to increase the access to credit, capital and financial services in Native...

Program Name: Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Technical/Planning Assistance Description: Supports the construction or rehabilitation of essential public infrastructure and facilities. About $111.6 million is available in the 2012-2013 cycle. Website: http://www.eda.gov/ffo.htm...

Program Name: Small Business Online Training Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Technical/Planning Assistance Description: SBA's online free small business training is a virtual campus complete with online courses, workshops, podcasts, learning tools and business-readiness assessments. Website: www.sba.gov/training...