agriculture · USDA-FAS

2027 Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program

Foreign Agricultural Service · USDA-FAS-FMD-2027

Closed

Total Program Funding

$69.0M

Expected Awards

Deadline

August 14, 2026

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

2027 Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program. Foreign Agricultural Service. Under the Cooperator Program, USDA/FAS enters into agreements with nonprofit agricultural trade organizations (“Cooperators”) to share the costs of maintaining and developing foreign markets for United States agricultural commodities and products. Financial assistance under the Cooperator... $69,000,000 total program funding; ~20 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

Other eligible entities

Who Should NOT Apply

Individuals and organizations outside the specified eligible types

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•An applicant must be a nonprofit U
•Cost sharing/matching required
•Deadline: 2026-08-14

💡 GrantQuick Tip

Budget for cost-sharing match. Demonstrate institutional commitment and matching funds clearly in your proposal.

Competitiveness: High — limited number of awards

What This Grant Funds

Under the Cooperator Program, USDA/FAS enters into agreements with nonprofit agricultural trade organizations (“Cooperators”) to share the costs of maintaining and developing foreign markets for United States agricultural commodities and products. Financial assistance under the Cooperator Program is made available on a competitive basis, and USDA/FAS endeavors to enter into agreements with eligible Cooperators to cover as broad an array of agricultural commodities as possible. All U.S. agricultural commodities, except tobacco, are eligible for consideration.

Attachments

PDF

2027 Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program NOFO

2027_FMD_NOFO_Final.pdf

Who Can Apply

An applicant must be a nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organization that promotes the exports of one or more U.S. agricultural commodities and does not have a business interest in or receive remuneration from specific sales of agricultural commodities.All applicants must have an active registration in the U.S. Government System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) before the application submission deadline of the announcement. Applicants with inactive, expired, pending, or excluded listings will be deemed ineligible. Exceptions, waivers, or extensions will not be considered. More information about SAM.gov registration can be found in Section 9, Other Information.

Eligible Applicant Types

Other (see NOFO for details)

Funding Details

Total Program Funding: $69.0M
Expected Number of Awards: 20
Cost Sharing Required?: Yes
Funding Instrument: grant

Key Dates

Posted: June 10, 2026

Application Deadline: August 14, 2026 (0 days remaining)

August 14, 2026 at 5:00 pm, Eastern Time

Agency Contact

Curt Alt Phone 2026904784

curt.alt@usda.gov

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