The Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service awarded a $3 million Cooperative Agreement to the American Peanut Council, Inc. on April 23, 2026, under the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (CFDA 10.618). The agreement runs through September 30, 2028, with place of performance in Alexandria, Virginia.
The award funds market development activities that encourage the development, maintenance, and expansion of commercial export markets for United States agricultural commodities and products. 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 approved market development activities intended to foster healthy exports and market diversification.