Federal Grant Award Summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service, through the Kansas City Commodity Office, awarded $159,967.32 under the Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program (CFDA 10.600) on April 23, 2026. This formula grant, designated as an Export Market Development Payment, provides cost-share assistance to support generic overseas marketing and promotional activities designed to create, expand, and maintain long-term export markets for U.S. agricultural commodities and products. The funding enables eligible nonprofit agricultural trade organizations to conduct market development initiatives that benefit U.S. farmers, processors, and exporters across a broad range of commodities including cotton, soybeans, wheat, livestock genetics, meat, dairy, and grain products.

Recipients of this program are required to provide a minimum 50% cost-share contribution to their marketing efforts and must maintain active registrations on SAM.gov. The Foreign Agricultural Service evaluates proposals based on strategic planning capabilities, management expertise, evaluation methodology, and applicant export performance history. Grant records and supporting documentation must be retained for a minimum of three years from the final expenditure report submission, with extended retention required if any litigation, audit, or other action is pending.