Closed · USDA-FAS-QSP-2025 · CFDA 10.605 · Discretionary
2025 Quality Samples Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Foreign Agricultural Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $2.5M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- June 30, 2025
- Close date
- 22
- Expected awards
The verdict
2025 Quality Samples Program is a closed discretionary listing from Foreign Agricultural Service that offered Up to $2,500,000 across 22 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 138 other opportunities from Foreign Agricultural Service.
- up to $2.5M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 22
- expected awards
- 10.605
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
2025 Quality Samples Program is closed (last close June 30, 2025). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Foreign Agricultural Service still indexes 138 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed June 30, 2025
Est. Total Funding
$2,500,000
Expected Awards
22
Instrument
Grant
Description
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, Global Programs, announces this funding opportunity to support the Quality Samples Program by issuing new awards. This opportunity is available to U.S. entities to provide funding for projects that provide commodity samples to potential foreign importers to promote a better understanding and appreciation for the high quality of U.S. agricultural commodities.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-FAS-QSP-2025
Grants.gov marks 2025 Quality Samples Program with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Agriculture (AG). This eligibility-code string dominates the Foreign Agricultural Service book (104 peers, 75% of 139).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
Curt Alt Phone: (202) 690–4784 Email: Curt.Alt@usda.gov
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What to do next
2025 Quality Samples Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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