At a glance
The 2027 Market Access Program funds foreign market development and brand promotion activities for U.S. agricultural commodities. Eligible applicants are U.S. for-profit entities and U.S. agricultural cooperatives, and the announcement says USDA/FAS gives priority to organizations with broad producer representation and affiliated industry participation. Awards are made from available funds and the text does not give a specific award amount or number of awards. There is no cost-share requirement stated in the excerpt, though applicants must describe their own and other contributions, and applications must be submitted through the USDA Unified Export Strategy system by August 14, 2026, at 5:00 pm Eastern Time.
What it funds
Official description from grants.gov
Under MAP, USDA/FAS enters into agreements with Participants to share the cost of certain marketing and promotion activities to expand exports of U.S. agricultural commodities. Financial assistance under the MAP is made available on a competitive basis, and USDA/FAS endeavors to enter into agreements with eligible Participants to cover as broad an array of agricultural commodities as possible. All U.S. agricultural commodities, except tobacco, are eligible for consideration.
Who can apply
- Others