Closed · USDA-FAS-EMP-2026 · CFDA 10.603 · Discretionary

2026 Emerging Markets Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Foreign Agricultural Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $8M
Award range
Closed
Status
June 6, 2025
Close date
40
Expected awards

The verdict

2026 Emerging Markets Program is a closed discretionary listing from Foreign Agricultural Service that offered Up to $8,000,000 across 40 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 138 other opportunities from Foreign Agricultural Service.

up to $8M
award range
Closed
application status
40
expected awards
10.603
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

2026 Emerging Markets Program is closed (last close June 6, 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 6, 2025

Posted Apr 1 Closes Jun 6

Est. Total Funding

$8,000,000

Expected Awards

40

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, announces this funding opportunity to support the Emerging Markets Program by issuing new awards. This opportunity is available to U.S. entities to develop, maintain, or expand markets for exports of United States agricultural commodities and to promote cooperation and exchange of information between agricultural institutions and agribusinesses in the United States and emerging markets.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-FAS-EMP-2026

Grants.gov marks 2026 Emerging Markets 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. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. 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

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Agency Contact

Curt Alt Email: curt.alt@usda.gov Phone: (202) 690–4784

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What to do next

2026 Emerging Markets Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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