# FAS Agricultural Export Market Challenge

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-fas-10960-0200-10-24-0006-fas-agricultural-export-market-challenge/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356029

> Foreign Agricultural Service offered grants of up to $250,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $250,000 in total. Applications closed on September 13, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-FAS-10960-0200-10-24-0006 |
| Agency | Foreign Agricultural Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | September 13, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $250,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $250,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.960 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

See Section C of the funding opportunity announcement for eligibility information.

## What the grant funds

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, International Climate Hub, announces this funding opportunity to support the Technical Agricultural Assistance Program by issuing a new award to to design, plan, and implement the FAS Agricultural Export Market Challenge (“Challenge”) for the 2024-2025 academic year. Launched as a pilot program in 2021, the Challenge is an immersive learning experience targeted to upper-level undergraduates attending a minority-serving educational institution. The Challenge is designed to increase student awareness around the work of FAS, pique student interest in a career in international trade and within the agency, and provide a rich learning experience, while fostering FAS’ relationships with participating institutions. In the Challenge, students simulate the work that FAS performs every day in global food and agricultural trade. The simulated export case study in the Challenge will help students gain knowledge and skills across the disciplines of economics, diplomacy, scientific analysis, marketing, and trade policy. The students will develop and propose a market entry strategy for an American company that is seeking export sales opportunities for a hypothetical U.S. food or agricultural product in the students’ recommended overseas target market.

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-FAS-10960-0200-10-24-0006 still open?

No. It closed on September 13, 2024.

### Who can apply for FAS Agricultural Export Market Challenge?

Foreign Agricultural Service accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for FAS Agricultural Export Market Challenge?

Closed September 13, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $250,000 each. About $250,000 in total for one award.

### Who has won Technical Agricultural Assistance grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Inter American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, Tanzania Horticultural Association Limited, Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical. The program made 119 awards worth $50.6 million in that time.