The Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to Softwood Export Council on April 23, 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 recipient is a nonprofit agricultural cooperative based in Portland, Oregon. Performance runs through September 30, 2028, with work conducted in Portland, Oregon (97232). RAPP is a cost-share program that reimburses eligible nonprofit trade organizations, state regional trade groups, agricultural cooperatives, and state agencies for approved market development activities that foster healthy exports and market diversification for U.S. agricultural commodities.