This Market Access Program (MAP) grant, offered by the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), aims to create, expand, and maintain foreign markets for U.S. agricultural commodities and products, excluding tobacco. Through competitive cost-share assistance, the grant seeks to boost American agricultural exports. Funds are allocated based on proposals that demonstrate a clear, long-term agricultural trade strategy with measurable goals and timelines. The FAS prioritizes projects targeting markets with significant growth potential, aligning with the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) and USDA’s Food and Agricultural Policy (FAP) objectives. Applicants must showcase their ability to perform and contribute to effective market expansion.
Opportunity ID: 47129
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FAS-OTP-MAP-052909 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | MAP: 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: | 75 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.601 — Market Access 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: | $200,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $200,000,000 |
| 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 MAP, an applicant must be a nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organization, a nonprofit state regional trade group (SRTGs), a nonprofit U.S. agricultural cooperative, or a State agency. A small-sized U.S. commercial entity may participate through a MAP participant. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Market Access Program 10.601 |
| Description: | The MAP is authorized under Section 203 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978, as amended. MAP regulations appear at 7 CFR part 1485. Purpose: The MAP is designed to create, expand, and maintain foreign markets for U.S. agricultural commodities and products through cost-share assistance. Financial assistance under the MAP will be made available on a competitive basis, and applications will be reviewed against the evaluation criteria contained herein and in the MAP regulations. 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: | MAP Annoucement |
| 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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