# 2027 Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-fas-fmd-2027-2027-foreign-market-development-cooperator-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362745

> Foreign Agricultural Service offered grants to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 20 awards worth $69.0 million in total. Applications closed on August 14, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-FAS-FMD-2027 |
| Agency | Foreign Agricultural Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 14, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 20 |
| Total funding | $69.0 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.600 |

## Who can apply

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

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.

## What the grant funds

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.

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-FAS-FMD-2027 still open?

No. It closed on August 14, 2026.

### Who can apply for 2027 Foreign Market Development Cooperator 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 2027 Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program?

Closed August 14, 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 $69.0 million in total across about 20 awards.

### Who has won Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program grants before?

The program made 157 awards worth $9.8 million over five fiscal years.