Trade Adjustment Assistance

The Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service operates the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 10.609) to provide technical assistance and cash benefits to eligible farmers and fishermen experiencing production or price declines greater than 15 percent where increased imports contributed importantly to that decline.

The program delivers two forms of aid. Technical assistance channels resources from USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, county Extension Services, and the University of Minnesota's Center for Farm Financial Management to help producers evaluate alternative crops or improve marketing techniques for existing enterprises. Cash benefits supplement this advisory support. Eligibility hinges on demonstrating that import competition materially contributed to a documented production or price decline exceeding the 15 percent threshold.

The program targets agricultural producers—farmers and fishermen—facing import-driven market pressures, positioning adjustment support as a proactive alternative to reactive exit from production. Assistance focuses on adaptation and resilience rather than transition out of agriculture.

The source provided does not include recent grant award data, funding concentration details, typical award magnitudes, representative recent awards, or open grant opportunity information. No portfolio activity metrics, award dates, or opportunity due dates are available to assess current program velocity or near-term pursuit timing. To evaluate whether to pursue funding under this program, you will need current award history from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, confirmation of active solicitations, and eligibility determination for your producer organization or cooperating agricultural entities.