Eligible: Agriculture, Businesses, Education, Individuals, Local Government, Nonprofits, State Agencies, Tribes
Apply by Jan 23, 2026
Apply now$0 - $285,000,000
The 2026 America First Trade Promotion Program (AFTPP) is offered by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service and aims to support agricultural trade promotion activities by encouraging the development, maintenance, and expansion of diverse commercial export markets for U.S. agricultural commodities and products.
Grant
2026 America First Trade Promotion Program
US Department of Agriculture
Federal
$285,000,000
60
$0 - $285,000,000
Yes
Active
Agriculture, Businesses, Education, Individuals, Local Government, Nonprofits, State Agencies, Tribes
Agriculture
Financial Help
Eligible Entities
Nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organizations (501c3 and non-501c3)
Nonprofit state regional trade groups (SRTGs)
U.S. agricultural cooperatives
State agencies
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
Eligible Activities
The goal of this grant is 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 is intended to support activities that promote the America First agenda and offer the greatest opportunities for long-term market benefits for U.S. agricultural producers. As such, activities in certain markets of concern are ineligible for support, and proposed activities in those markets will not be approved under the program. For the 2026 AFTPP, China (including Hong Kong and Macau) has been identified as ineligible under the program.
National
No
Deadline for Question Submission: January 2, 2026. All application questions and requests for UES access must be received by USDA/FAS by this date.
Unspecified
Nov 20, 2025
Jan 23, 2026
12:00 AM PST
Agency Contact Information
Name: Curt Alt
Email Address: curt.alt@usda.gov
Phone Number: (202) 690-4784
Hours of Operation: M-F, 7:30 am – 4:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
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