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 awarded a $1.1 million Cooperative Agreement to The Cranberry Institute 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 U.S. agricultural commodities and products. The award obligates $1.1 million and runs through September 30, 2028, with place of performance in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Regional Agricultural Promotion Program reimburses eligible nonprofit agricultural trade organizations, state regional trade groups, agricultural cooperatives, and state agencies for approved market development activities that foster healthy exports and market diversification. Eligible recipients conduct activities designed to encourage development of diverse commercial export markets for U.S. agricultural commodities and products as part of a cost-share program structure.