The Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service Food for Education awarded a $12.5 million Cooperative Agreement to United States Meat Export Federation Inc. on April 22, 2026, under the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (CFDA 10.618).
The agreement funds market development activities to foster the development, maintenance, and expansion of commercial export markets for U.S. agricultural commodities and products. The recipient, a nonprofit agricultural trade organization, will conduct approved activities that encourage healthy exports and market diversification through the period ending September 30, 2028. Work is performed in Denver, Colorado. The Regional Agricultural Promotion Program is a cost-share program that reimburses nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organizations, state regional trade groups, U.S. agricultural cooperatives, and state agencies for approved market development activities.