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 $1 million Cooperative Agreement to the Raisin Administrative Committee on April 30, 2026, under the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (CFDA 10.618) to develop, maintain, and expand commercial export markets for United States agricultural commodities and products. The Raisin Administrative Committee, based in Fresno, California, will conduct approved market development activities to foster healthy exports and market diversification through the performance period ending September 30, 2028. The Regional Agricultural Promotion Program reimburses nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organizations, nonprofit state regional trade groups, U.S. agricultural cooperatives, and state agencies for activities that encourage development of diverse commercial export markets for U.S. agricultural commodities and products. This is a cost-share program where the recipient conducts approved market development activities and receives reimbursement. Grant records must be retained for three years from submission of the final expenditure report, or longer if litigation, claims, audit, or other action is pending.