§ Federal grant opportunity · USDA-FAS-FMD-2027
2027 Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program
Denyse Watson Grantor is accepting applications for 2027 Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program. The deadline is August 14, 2026 and the published award range is Award amount not published.
Key facts
- Funder
- Denyse Watson Grantor
- Application deadline
- August 14, 2026
- Award range
- Award amount not published
- Eligibility
- 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.
- Geography
- United States
- Focus areas
- Agriculture
- Opportunity number
- USDA-FAS-FMD-2027
Program overview
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.
How to apply
- Confirm your organization meets the eligibility criteria above.
- Read the full funding opportunity announcement from Denyse Watson Grantor.
- Draft your narrative against the funder's stated priorities and review criteria.
- Submit before August 14, 2026, allowing time for registration and validation.
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