This award will make america more prosperous by delivering a trade marketing training program in the united states to increase georgian importer and processor knowledge of the benefits of the U.S.…

The Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service Technical Agricultural Assistance awarded Auburn University a $109,888 cooperative agreement on April 13, 2026, to deliver a trade marketing training program in the United States designed to increase Georgian importer and processor knowledge of the benefits of the U.S. poultry industry, with the goal of increasing U.S. poultry meat exports to Georgia and the wider region under the Technical Agricultural Assistance program (CFDA 10.960).

The award obligates $109,888, budgeted for salaries ($26,383), fringe benefits ($5,785), supplies ($5,000), travel ($12,704), other direct costs ($50,026), and indirect costs ($9,990). No sub-awards are anticipated. The period of performance extends from April 13, 2026, to June 30, 2028, with work performed at Auburn University, Alabama. The program aims to address current U.S. poultry exports to Georgia valued at $12.6 million in 2025; without this intervention, exports are projected to diminish due to increasing competition and misinformation. FAS projects an additional $1 million in U.S. poultry exports as a result of the training, generating an estimated $2.7 million economic benefit to the U.S. economy.

This award will make america more prosperous by delivering a trade marketing training program in the united states to increase georgian importer and processor knowledge of the benefits of the U.S. Poultry industry, with the goal of increasing the sale of U.S. Poultry meat for export to the country of georgia and the wider region. Base award: $109,888. Funds will be used for salaries ($26,383), fringe benefits ($5,785), supplies (5,000), travel ($12,704), other direct costs ($50,026), and related indirect costs ($9,990). No sub-awards are anticipated. If this agreement is not approved, U.S. Poultry exports in georgia ($12.6 million in 2025) will likely diminish due to increasing CO mpetition and misinformation remaining uncontested. Additionally, no trade-gains will be achieved, forgoing a projected $1 million in additional exports for U.S. Producers, with an economic benefit of $2.7 million to the U.S. Economy.