Opportunity Information: Apply for EMP2015
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- The Foreign Agricultural Service in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Funds Availability Emerging Marketing Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.603 Emerging Markets Program.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 17, 2014 and posted on Apr 17, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 19, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $10,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Any U.S. private or government entity (e.g., universities, non profit trade associations, agricultural cooperatives, state regional trade groups (SRTGs), state departments of agriculture, federal agencies, profit making entities, and consulting businesses) with a demonstrated role or interest in exports of U.S. agricultural commodities or products may apply to the program. Proposals from research and consulting organizations will be considered if they provide evidence of substantial participation by and financial support from the U.S. industry. For profit entities are also eligible but may not use program funds to conduct private business, promote private self interests, supplement the costs of normal sales activities or promote their own products or services beyond specific uses approved by CCC in a given project.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Notice of Funds Availability for the Emerging Markets Program (EMP), funding opportunity number EMP2015, is a U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service grant program designed to help U.S. organizations develop, maintain, or expand export markets for U.S. agricultural commodities and products in emerging markets. The main purpose is practical export market development: EMP funds activities that strengthen food and rural business systems in targeted emerging markets and can also be used to reduce or address potential trade barriers that limit market access for U.S. farm and food products. While the program is intended primarily to support private-sector export development efforts, it can also support public organizations when their work advances the same export-focused goals.
EMP has broad commodity eligibility. In general, all U.S. agricultural commodities and products are eligible except tobacco. To qualify, the agricultural product being promoted should contain at least 50 percent U.S.-origin content by weight, excluding any added water. Projects can cover a single commodity or multiple commodities, and multi-commodity proposals are explicitly allowed. A key constraint is that EMP funding is limited to generic market development activities aimed at expanding opportunities for U.S. products; it cannot be used to promote another country’s products for export to the United States, and it cannot be used primarily to advance foreign economic development for its own sake rather than to build demand and market access for U.S. agriculture.
The opportunity is categorized as mandatory funding and uses a grant funding instrument. The overall estimated total funding available under this notice is $10,000,000, with an award ceiling of $500,000 per award and no stated award floor (listed as $0). A cost-sharing or matching requirement applies, meaning applicants should expect to contribute non-federal resources toward the project and be prepared to document those contributions as part of the application and award management process. The program falls under CFDA number 10.603, Emerging Markets Program, and the activity category is agriculture.
Eligibility is intentionally wide to capture the range of U.S. organizations involved in agricultural exports. Applicants may be any U.S. private or government entity with a demonstrated role or interest in exporting U.S. agricultural commodities or products. Examples include universities, non-profit trade associations, agricultural cooperatives, state regional trade groups (SRTGs), state departments of agriculture, federal agencies, for-profit businesses, and consulting firms. Research and consulting organizations can apply, but they are expected to show substantial participation by, and financial support from, the U.S. industry, signaling that projects should be grounded in real industry demand and export outcomes rather than being purely academic or advisory. For-profit entities are eligible, but they face additional restrictions: they may not use EMP funds to conduct private business, promote private self-interests, subsidize routine sales expenses, or generally advertise their own products or services except in narrowly defined ways that the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) approves within a specific project.
In terms of timing, the notice was posted on April 17, 2014, with the application closing date of May 19, 2014, and the archive date of May 20, 2014. The administering agency is the Foreign Agricultural Service. For applicants who cannot access the full announcement electronically, the listed program contact is Elaine Protzman, Program Analyst, at (202) 720-5588. The opportunity also references an additional information link labeled “Emerging Markets Program,” which would typically contain the full announcement, instructions, and any templates or required forms.
Emerging Markets Program (EMP) Grant (Funding Opportunity EMP2015) - FAQs
What is the Emerging Markets Program (EMP) grant?
The Emerging Markets Program (EMP) is a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service grant program that helps U.S. organizations develop, maintain, or expand export markets for U.S. agricultural commodities and products in emerging markets.
What is the main purpose of EMP funding?
The main purpose is practical export market development for U.S. agricultural commodities and products. EMP supports activities that strengthen food and rural business systems in targeted emerging markets and can also be used to reduce or address potential trade barriers that limit market access for U.S. farm and food products.
Is EMP intended only for private-sector organizations?
EMP is intended primarily to support private-sector export development efforts, but it can also support public organizations when their work advances the same export-focused goals.
What types of activities does EMP fund?
EMP funds generic market development activities aimed at expanding opportunities for U.S. agricultural commodities and products in emerging markets, including efforts that strengthen food and rural business systems and activities that reduce or address potential trade barriers affecting U.S. market access.
What types of activities are not allowed under EMP?
EMP funds are limited to generic market development for U.S. products. They cannot be used to promote another country’s products for export to the United States. They also cannot be used primarily to advance foreign economic development for its own sake rather than to build demand and market access for U.S. agriculture.
What commodities and products are eligible?
In general, all U.S. agricultural commodities and products are eligible except tobacco.
Is tobacco eligible for EMP funding?
No. Tobacco is explicitly excluded from eligibility.
Is there a U.S.-origin content requirement for promoted products?
Yes. To qualify, the agricultural product being promoted should contain at least 50 percent U.S.-origin content by weight, excluding any added water.
Can a project include more than one commodity?
Yes. Projects may cover a single commodity or multiple commodities, and multi-commodity proposals are explicitly allowed.
Can EMP funds be used to promote non-U.S. products?
No. EMP funding is intended to expand opportunities for U.S. agricultural commodities and products, and it cannot be used to promote another country’s products for export to the United States.
What is the total estimated funding available under this notice?
The overall estimated total funding available under this notice is $10,000,000.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $500,000 per award.
Is there a minimum award amount (award floor)?
No minimum award amount is stated. The award floor is listed as $0.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. A cost-sharing or matching requirement applies, meaning applicants should expect to contribute non-federal resources toward the project and be prepared to document those contributions as part of the application and award management process.
What type of funding is this opportunity and what is the funding instrument?
This opportunity is categorized as mandatory funding and uses a grant funding instrument.
What is the CFDA number for this program?
The program falls under CFDA number 10.603, Emerging Markets Program.
What is the program’s activity category?
The activity category is agriculture.
Who is eligible to apply?
Applicants may be any U.S. private or government entity with a demonstrated role or interest in exporting U.S. agricultural commodities or products.
What are examples of eligible applicants?
Examples include universities, non-profit trade associations, agricultural cooperatives, state regional trade groups (SRTGs), state departments of agriculture, federal agencies, for-profit businesses, and consulting firms.
Can research organizations and consulting organizations apply?
Yes. Research and consulting organizations can apply, but they are expected to show substantial participation by, and financial support from, the U.S. industry. This signals that projects should be grounded in real industry demand and export outcomes rather than being purely academic or advisory.
Are for-profit entities eligible to apply?
Yes, for-profit entities are eligible, but they face additional restrictions on how EMP funds may be used.
What restrictions apply to for-profit applicants?
For-profit entities may not use EMP funds to conduct private business, promote private self-interests, subsidize routine sales expenses, or generally advertise their own products or services except in narrowly defined ways that the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) approves within a specific project.
Which agency administers this EMP opportunity?
The administering agency is the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is EMP2015.
When was this notice posted?
The notice was posted on April 17, 2014.
What was the application closing date?
The application closing date was May 19, 2014.
When was the archive date for this opportunity?
The archive date was May 20, 2014.
Who can I contact if I cannot access the full announcement electronically?
The listed program contact is Elaine Protzman, Program Analyst, at (202) 720-5588.
Where can applicants find additional information or full instructions?
The opportunity references an additional information link labeled “Emerging Markets Program,” which would typically contain the full announcement, instructions, and any templates or required forms.
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