2025 Emerging Markets Program
ID: 353357Type: Posted
Overview

Buyer

Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA-FAS)

Award Range

$0 - $500K

Eligible Applicants

Others

Funding Category

Agriculture

Funding Instrument

Grant

Opportunity Category

Discretionary

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

Yes

Original Source

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/353357
Timeline
    Description

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service is offering the 2025 Emerging Markets Program grant to support U.S. entities in developing, maintaining, or expanding markets for agricultural exports. This funding opportunity aims to promote cooperation and information exchange between agricultural institutions and agribusinesses in the U.S. and emerging markets, with a total estimated program funding of $8 million and an award ceiling of $500,000 per grant. Interested applicants, including nonprofit organizations and state agencies, must adhere to a cost-sharing requirement and submit their applications by the specified deadlines, with the final deadline set for June 30, 2025. For further inquiries, applicants can contact Curt Alt at (202) 690-4784 or via email at Curt.Alt@usda.gov.

    Point(s) of Contact
    Curt.Alt@usda.gov
    Files
    Title
    Posted
    2025 EMP NOFO Final.pdf
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering funding through the Emerging Markets Program to support the development, maintenance, and expansion of markets for United States agricultural commodities in emerging markets. The program is open to U.S. entities, including private and government entities, that have a role or interest in the export of U.S. agricultural commodities. Funding per award is anticipated to range up to $500,000, and projects will generally have a performance period of three years.
    2025.pdf
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service is offering up to $300 million through the 2025 Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP) to support U.S. agricultural trade organizations, cooperatives, and state agencies in expanding their export markets. The program emphasizes cost-share reimbursement for approved overseas marketing activities, excluding tobacco-related products, with a priority on projects representing diverse agricultural sectors. Applications are due by October 4, 2024, and organizations must have active registration in the U.S. Government System for Award Management to be eligible.
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