The objective of this agreement is to encourage the development, maintenance, and expansion of commercial export markets for certain united states agricultural commodities and products

The Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service Food for Education awarded a $175,000 Cooperative Agreement to the American Feed Industry Association on April 30, 2026, under the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (CFDA 10.618) to support the development, maintenance, and expansion of commercial export markets for United States agricultural commodities and products.

The award funds market development activities conducted by the recipient, a nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organization, through September 30, 2028. Performance occurs in Arlington, Virginia. RAPP is a cost-share program that reimburses nonprofit agricultural trade organizations, nonprofit state regional trade groups, U.S. agricultural cooperatives, and state agencies for approved market development activities intended to foster healthy exports and market diversification. Applications are evaluated by FAS using criteria outlined in funding announcements posted to Grants.gov and must be submitted through the FAS Unified Export Strategy system.