The Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service awarded a $6 million Cooperative Agreement to Wine Institute on April 22, 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.
Wine Institute, a nonprofit agricultural trade organization based in Sacramento, California, will conduct approved market development activities that foster healthy exports and market diversification through the period ending September 30, 2028. The Regional Agricultural Promotion Program reimburses eligible nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organizations, state regional trade groups, agricultural cooperatives, and state agencies for qualifying market promotion and export expansion work.