This grant, offered by the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) under its Cooperator program, aims to create, expand, and maintain foreign markets for U.S. agricultural commodities and products. Financial assistance is provided on a competitive, cost-share basis, open to all U.S. agricultural commodities except tobacco. The FAS allocates funds strategically, prioritizing projects that align with the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) and USDA’s Food and Agricultural Policy (FAP). Applicants should propose a clear, long-term agricultural trade strategy with measurable goals and demonstrate potential for effectiveness over time. Projects targeting markets with the greatest growth potential are highly considered, ensuring resources support performance and policy objectives.
Opportunity ID: 47128
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FAS-OTP-FMD-052909 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FMD: Availability of Funds for FY 2010 |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 25 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.600 — Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 30, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 29, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 29, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | May 30, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $34,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $34,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | To participate in the Cooperator program, an applicant must be a nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organization. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Foreign Market Development Cooperator Prog 10600 |
| Description: | The Cooperator program is designed to create, expand, and maintain foreign markets for U.S. agricultural commodities and products through cost-share assistance. Financial assistance under the Cooperator program will be made available on a competitive basis and applications will be reviewed against the evaluation criteria contained herein. All U.S. agricultural commodities, except tobacco, are eligible for consideration. The FAS allocates funds in a manner that effectively supports the strategic decision-making initiatives of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993 and the USDA’s Food and Agricultural Policy (FAP). In deciding whether a proposed project will contribute to the effective creation, expansion, or maintenance of foreign markets, the FAS seeks to identify a clear, long-term agricultural trade strategy, and a program effectiveness time line against which results can be measured at specific intervals using quantifiable product or country goals. The FAS also considers the extent to which a proposed project targets markets with the greatest growth potential. These factors are part of the FAS resource allocation strategy to fund applicants who can demonstrate performance and address the objectives of the GPRA and FAP. |
| Link to Additional Information: | FMD Annoucements |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Phyllis Smith
Management Analyst Phone 202-720-9178 Email:alicia.smith@fas.usda.gov |
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