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 Cooperative Agreement of $525,000 to the US Apple Export Council 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 award runs through September 30, 2028, with place of performance at Sacramento, California. The Regional Agricultural Promotion Program reimburses nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organizations, nonprofit state regional trade groups, U.S. agricultural cooperatives, and state agencies that conduct approved market development activities to foster healthy exports and market diversification. The program is a cost-share arrangement, and proposals are evaluated by FAS using criteria outlined in funding announcements posted to Grants.gov. All applications must be submitted through the FAS Unified Export Strategy system.