2027 Market Access Program
Competitive cost-shared agreements to support marketing and promotion activities that expand exports of eligible U.S. agricultural commodities for specific non-federal agricultural organizations and State agencies.
RESTRICTED TO: STATE LOCAL GOV · NONPROFITS
⚑ Cost-shared program; USDA/FAS enters into agreements with Participants. · Eligible applicants limited to nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organizations, SRTGs, U.S. agricultural cooperatives, and State agencies. · All applicants must have active SAM registration by the submission deadline; inactive/expired/pending/excluded registrations are ineligible. · Tobacco is excluded from eligibility; all other U.S. agricultural commodities may be considered.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 5 none | no commercialization signal |
Description
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.
Eligibility
Applicants must be either a nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organization, an SRTG, a U.S. agricultural cooperative, or a State agency. 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.
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View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Denyse Watson Grantor <curt.alt@usda.gov>
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