Deadline: 6 June 2025
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service is requesting applications from U.S. entities 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.
Funding Information
- Anticipated to be no more than $8 million. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 provided no more than $8 million in funding for each of the fiscal years FY 2019 through FY 2025. Congress has not yet determined funding levels for FY 2026.
- Funding Limits: Funding per award under EMP is limited to a maximum of $500,000. Applications that request more than $500,000 in total funding will not be considered
Eligible Activities
- All EMP applications must fall into at least one of the following four categories. Applications that do not fall into one or more of these four categories will not be considered, regardless of previous guidance provided regarding the EMP:
- Market Assessments: Assistance to teams (which must clearly consist primarily of U.S. agricultural consultants, agricultural producers, other persons from the private sector, or government officials expert in assessing the food and rural business systems of other countries) to enable those teams to make assessments of the food and rural business systems needs of the target market.
- Subsistence Travel to Emerging Markets: Assistance to enable United States food and rural business system experts, including United States agricultural producers and other United States individuals knowledgeable in agricultural and agribusiness matters, to assist in transferring knowledge and expertise to entities in emerging markets.
- Subsistence Travel to the United States: Assistance to enable individuals designated by emerging markets to consult with such United States experts to enhance the food and rural business systems of such emerging markets and to transfer knowledge and expertise to such emerging markets.
- Technical Training: Technical assistance to enable individuals or other entities to carry out recommendations, projects, and opportunities in emerging markets.
Eligible Commodities
- All U.S. agricultural commodities, except tobacco, are eligible for consideration. Processed products that contain at least 50 percent U.S. origin agricultural commodity content by weight, exclusive of added water, are also eligible. Applications that seek support for multiple U.S. commodities are also eligible.
Eligibility Criteria
- Any United States private or government entity with a demonstrated role or interest in the export of U.S. agricultural commodities or products. Government organizations consist of Federal, State, and local agencies. Private organizations may include non–profit trade associations, colleges and universities, agricultural cooperatives, state regional trade groups, and private companies. Foreign organizations, whether government or private, may participate as third parties in activities carried out by eligible organizations, but are not eligible for direct funding assistance through the program.
- All applicants must have an active registration in the U.S. Government System for Award Management 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.
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