2027 Emerging Markets Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- USDA-FAS-EMP-2027
- Agency
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Foreign Agricultural Service
Department of Agriculture
- Applications due
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 10.603 Emerging Markets Program
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Agriculture
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
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About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service is soliciting applications for the 2027 Emerging Markets Program (CFDA 10.603) to fund market development and institutional cooperation activities supporting U.S. agricultural exports to emerging markets, with applications due August 14, 2026. Maximum award is $500,000 per applicant, and all applicants except federal, state, and local government agencies must provide a minimum 10 percent cost share.
Eligible applicants include U.S. private entities, non-profit trade associations, colleges and universities, agricultural cooperatives, state regional trade groups, and federal, state, and local government agencies. Foreign organizations may participate only as subrecipients or in-kind partners. Applicants must demonstrate a role or interest in exporting U.S. agricultural commodities and maintain active registration in SAM.gov before submission.
Total anticipated funding is no more than $8 million with approximately 40 awards expected. Activities funded include market assessments, subsistence and travel to emerging markets, subsistence and travel to the United States, and technical training. Applicants must target only low- or middle-income countries as classified by the World Bank and may promote up to three eligible agricultural commodities (all except tobacco) to no more than four countries.
FAS reviews applications in four phases: eligibility threshold review, agency review using three weighted criteria (appropriateness of activity at 30 points, market impact at 50 points, and completeness and viability at 20 points), funding recommendations development, and final allocation decisions by FAS leadership. Applications scoring below 70 points are not funded. Recipients must submit interim and final performance and financial reports through the Unified Export Strategy system and retain records for three years after final report submission. Subsequent application deadlines are December 31, 2026; March 31, 2027; and June 30, 2027.
Synopsis
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, announces this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to support the E (Kika) de la Garza Emerging Markets Program (EMP) by issuing new awards. The purpose of this program is to develop, maintain, or expand markets for exports of United States agricultural commodities and to promote cooperation and exchange of information between agricultural institutions and agribusinesses in the United States and emerging markets. This opportunity is available to U.S. entities to achieve the purposes of this program by: (1) making assessments of food and rural business systems needs; (2) making recommendations on measures necessary to enhance the effectiveness of food and rural business systems, including potential reductions in trade barriers; and (3) identifying and carrying out specific opportunities and projects to enhance the effectiveness of food and rural business systems in emerging markets.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 EMP NOFO Final.pdf |
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