Export Market Development Payment 2026 – Formula Grant Summary

The Kansas City Commodity Office, under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service, awarded $135,871.51 through the Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program (CFDA 10.600) on May 22, 2026. 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 performance period concluded on the award date, with the place of performance designated as Denver, CO.

The funding supports market development initiatives targeting a broad range of eligible agricultural commodities, including cotton, soybeans, wheat, livestock genetics, meat, dairy, and grain products. Recipient organizations implement various strategic marketing and promotional activities in foreign markets that benefit U.S. farmers, processors, and exporters. Recipients are required to provide a minimum 50% cost share contribution and must maintain active registrations on SAM.gov, with accounts subject to periodic compliance reviews and audits by the Foreign Agricultural Service, Office of Inspector General, and Government Accountability Office.