Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (10.618)
Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (Assistance Listing 10.618) is run by the Foreign Agricultural Service, part of the Department of Agriculture. It awarded $597 million in 130 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $4.6 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $2.0 million. Half of the 130 awards fell between $1.0 million and $6.0 million, and they ranged from $105,000 to $28.5 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$597 million
- Grant awards130
- Typical award$2.0 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$300 million
- Size rank333 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceGrant
Key findings
- It is the 333rd largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 75% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 22 states and territories.
What the program funds
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.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Past notices
Of 3 notices posted under this program since 2021, most went up in November (2) and August (1).
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Applicants must be either a nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organization that promotes the export and sale of United States agricultural commodities, a State Regional Trade Group, a U.S. agricultural cooperative, or a state government agency.
What the money can and cannot pay for
RAPP funds are authorized through program agreements that provide for reimbursement of eligible program expenses in a Unified Export Strategy application approved by the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), the agency that administers the program for the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). RAPP participants may receive assistance for either generic or brand promotion activities. Program funds help finance activities such as consumer advertising, point of sale demonstrations, public relations, trade servicing activities, participation in trade fairs and exhibits, market research, and technical assistance. The restrictions upon the use of the assistance are detailed in the AFTPP program regulations at 7 CFR Part 1489.;
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. NOTE: In RAPP generic promotion programs, a RAPP Participant shall contribute a total amount in goods, services, and/or cash equal to at least 10 percent of the value of resources to be provided by the CCC for all generic promotion activities proposed to be undertaken by the RAPP Participant. In RAPP brand promotion programs, a RAPP Participant conducting its own brand promotion that is a U.S. agricultural cooperative or a brand participant shall contribute at least 50 percent of the total eligible expenditures made on each approved brand promotion.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
RAPP funding announcements will be made periodically and will be posted to Grants.gov. The funding announcements will detail the application requirements and deadlines.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
The range of awards that will be granted is between $0 and $285 million. Applicants should propose an appropriate number of activities and request a sufficient amount of resources to achieve their proposed program goals.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: RAPP recipients seek to foster healthy exports and market diversification for U.S. agricultural products by implementing activities that include workshops, trade missions and trade shows, and promotional outreach.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (10.618) awarded $597 million across 130 grant awards, an average of $4.6 million per award.
Who usually wins
Almost all of the money went to nonprofits.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 130 | $597 million | 100% |
By state
19 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 16 | $95.3 million |
| California | 31 | $93.6 million |
| Virginia | 18 | $91.2 million |
| Colorado | 8 | $58.0 million |
| Missouri | 2 | $53.5 million |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | $33.5 million |
| Illinois | 3 | $32.6 million |
| Washington | 9 | $32.2 million |
| Louisiana | 3 | $20.1 million |
| Georgia | 2 | $19.0 million |
| Oregon | 8 | $16.3 million |
| Alaska | 2 | $12.5 million |
| Wisconsin | 4 | $10.7 million |
| Idaho | 2 | $9.7 million |
| Texas | 5 | $5.7 million |
| Massachusetts | 3 | $3.8 million |
| Florida | 3 | $3.4 million |
| New York | 2 | $2.3 million |
| Hawaii | 2 | $1.4 million |
| Michigan | 2 | $850,000 |
| North Carolina | 2 | $655,000 |
| North Dakota | 1 | $600,000 |