# 2026 America First Trade Promotion Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-fas-aftpp-2026-2026-america-first-trade-promotion-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360892

> Foreign Agricultural Service offered grants to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 60 awards worth $285 million in total. Applications closed on January 23, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-FAS-AFTPP-2026 |
| Agency | Foreign Agricultural Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | January 23, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | $1 |
| Expected awards | 60 |
| Total funding | $285 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.618 |

## Who can apply

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

Applicants must be either a nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organization that promotes the export and sale of one or more United States agricultural commodities, an SRTG, a U.S.agricultural cooperative, or a U.S. state agency. Organizations that have not previously participated in a USDA market development program are encouraged to consider applying to this opportunity, and traditional USDA market development program recipients are encouraged to use this opportunity to propose new and innovative activities in non-traditional markets to generate increased export sales for U.S. farmers, ranchers, and producers. Organizations already operating trade promotion activities with USDA funding in the Target Market for the promoted commodity cannot receive all available points for “Innovation and Originality” in the Review Criteria. All applicants must have an active registration in the U.S. Government System for AwardManagement (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.govregistration can be found in Section 9, Other Information

## What the grant funds

Under AFTPP, 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 AFTPP 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

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-FAS-AFTPP-2026 still open?

No. It closed on January 23, 2026.

### Who can apply for 2026 America First Trade Promotion Program?

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 2026 America First Trade Promotion Program?

Closed January 23, 2026. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

About $285 million in total across about 60 awards.

### Who has won Regional Agricultural Promotion Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were American Soybean Association, United States Meat Export Federation Inc, Cotton Council International. The program made 130 awards worth $597 million in that time.