Federal Formula Grant Award Summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service, through its Kansas City Commodity Office, awarded $104,394.54 under the Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program (CFDA 10.600) on May 12, 2026. This formula grant supports cost-share assistance to nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organizations conducting generic overseas marketing and promotional activities. The funded activities are designed to create, expand, and maintain long-term export markets for eligible U.S. agricultural commodities and products, including cotton, soybeans, wheat, livestock genetics, meat, dairy, and grain products.

Recipients utilize FMD Cooperator Program funding to implement various market development activities in foreign markets that directly benefit U.S. farmers, processors, and exporters. These activities typically encompass strategic marketing initiatives, promotional campaigns, and market development efforts conducted overseas. As a formula grant distributed through the Farm Service Agency, this award represents one of multiple distributions under the program, which collectively allocates millions of dollars annually to eligible nonprofit agricultural trade organizations. Recipients are required to provide a minimum 50% cost share and maintain compliance with federal audit and record retention requirements spanning three years from final expenditure report submission.