The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, Global Programs, announces this funding opportunity to support the Market Access Program by issuing new awards.
Donor Name: Foreign Agricultural Service
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/14/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 4 Years
Details:
This opportunity is available to nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organizations, nonprofit state regional trade groups (SRTGs), U.S. agricultural cooperatives, and state agencies and is intended to foster expanded exports and market diversification by encouraging the development, maintenance, and expansion of diverse commercial export markets for United States agricultural commodities and products.
Under MAP, FAS enters into assistance agreements with eligible Participants to share the cost of certain marketing and promotion activities designed to foster expanded exports and market diversification by encouraging the development, maintenance, and expansion of diverse commercial export markets for United States agricultural commodities and products. Assistance may be provided for either generic or brand promotion activities. While activities generally take place overseas, reimbursable activities may also take place in the United States. Financial assistance under the MAP is made available on a competitive basis, and applications are reviewed against the evaluation criteria contained herein. FAS endeavors to enter into agreements with eligible Participants to cover as broad an array of agricultural commodity sectors as possible and to maximize the likelihood that benefits generated will be available throughout the relevant agricultural sectors and that no single entity gains an undue advantage or sole benefit from program activities. All U.S. agricultural commodities, except tobacco, are eligible for consideration.
Funding Information
- Total Available Federal Funding: Anticipated to be no less than $200,000,000.
- Awards may be granted up to the maximum available program amount of $200 million.
Project Period
- Projected Period of Performance Start Date(s): 01/01/2025
- Projected Period of Performance End Date(s): 09/30/2028
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be a nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organization, an SRTG, a U.S. agricultural cooperative, or a state government agency. For profit U.S. commercial entities that do not exceed the small business size standards established for their particular industry at 13 CFR 121.201 may participate in a branded program through a MAP Participant, pursuant to the MAP program regulations.
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