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 $2.25 million cooperative agreement to the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) on April 22, 2026, under the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (CFDA 10.618). The award supports market development activities that foster healthy exports and encourage the development, maintenance, and expansion of diverse commercial export markets for United States agricultural commodities and products. Work is performed in Arlington, Virginia, with a period of performance through September 30, 2028. As a nonprofit organization representing the directors, commissioners, and secretaries of agriculture from all 50 states and four U.S. territories, NASDA serves as a bridge between state and federal agricultural agencies. The Regional Agricultural Promotion Program is a cost-share program that reimburses eligible recipients, including nonprofit agricultural trade organizations, state regional trade groups, agricultural cooperatives, and state agencies, for approved market development activities that support agricultural export diversification.