Federal Grant Award Summary

The Kansas City Commodity Office, operating under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service, awarded $131,036.11 as an Export Market Development Payment on April 22, 2026, under the Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program (CFDA 10.600). This formula grant funds cost-share assistance to nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organizations conducting generic overseas marketing and promotional activities designed to create, expand, and maintain long-term export markets for U.S. agricultural commodities and products. The award supports market development initiatives targeting a broad range of eligible agricultural goods, including cotton, soybeans, wheat, livestock genetics, meat, dairy, and grain products.

Recipients of this award implement various market development activities in foreign markets that directly benefit U.S. farmers, processors, and exporters. As a formula grant distributed by the Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency, this award represents part of a broader ongoing funding allocation totaling multiple millions of dollars to eligible nonprofit agricultural trade organizations. Recipients are required to provide a minimum 50% cost share contribution and must maintain active registrations on the System for Award Management (SAM.gov). The award is designated for performance through April 22, 2026, with grant records to be retained for three years from the final expenditure report submission date.