# Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (10.618)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/10-618-regional-agricultural-promotion-program/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Regional Agricultural Promotion Program is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $597 million in 130 grants, about $4.6 million per award.

## Objectives

The Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP) is available to nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organizations that promote the export and sale of United States agricultural commodities, nonprofit state regional trade groups (SRTGs), U.S. agricultural cooperatives, and state agencies and is intended to foster expanded exports and sales of U.S. commodities by encouraging the development, maintenance, and expansion of diverse commercial export markets for United States agricultural commodities and products.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $0 | 0 |
| 2022 | $0 | 0 |
| 2023 | $0 | 0 |
| 2024 | $297 million | 63 |
| 2025 | $300 million | 67 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Soybean Association | Missouri | $53.5 million |
| United States Meat Export Federation Inc | Colorado | $40.5 million |
| Cotton Council International | District of Columbia | $36.5 million |
| Food Export USA- Northeast | Pennsylvania | $33.5 million |
| U.S. Grains & Bioproducts Council | District of Columbia | $33.0 million |
| Food Export Association of the Midwest USA | Illinois | $32.4 million |
| U.S. Wheat Associates, Inc. | Virginia | $25.0 million |
| Wine Institute | California | $25.0 million |
| Us Dairy Export Council | Virginia | $19.7 million |
| USA Poultry & Egg Export Council, Inc | Georgia | $19.0 million |
| Southern United States Trade Association | Louisiana | $18.8 million |
| Washington Apple Commission | Washington | $14.0 million |
| California Walnut Commission | California | $14.0 million |
| The USA Rice Federation | Virginia | $13.6 million |
| Almond Board of California | California | $13.0 million |
| Community & Economic Development, Alaska Department of Commerce | Alaska | $12.5 million |
| National Assn of State Departments of Agriculture | Virginia | $12.5 million |
| Western United States Agricultural Trade Association | Washington | $11.2 million |
| National Potato Promotion Board | Colorado | $11.2 million |
| Leather & Hide Council of America | District of Columbia | $10.5 million |