There are external assisted projects that are ongoing of its implementation and all are towards food security, biodiversity conservation, livelihood, and technology business management. In general, all these projects are in line with the guiding principles of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals such as GOAL 1: No Poverty; GAOL 4: Quality Education; GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production; GOAL 15: Life on Land; and GOAL 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal. Funding agencies are the Department of Agriculture (DA), the Bureau of Agricultural Research, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) through its Foreign-Assisted and Special Project Service, and Provincial Local Government Unit (PLGU) of Apayao.