MAP FMD funding notice

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) - Global Programs has released a notice regarding the revised funding strategy for current awardees under the Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development (FMD) programs. The notice informs current awardees that FAS may, at its discretion, not fund requests in full through the initial allocation of funding. However, FAS may provide additional funding to approved program participants through subsequent funding tranches throughout the fiscal year, subject to available funding and program priorities. Key aspects of this notice include: • The revised funding strategy applies to current awardees only, and no new funding is being offered at this time. • FAS may provide additional funding to approved program participants, but such funding will be at FAS’s sole discretion and may be approved for activities not proposed in the initial application. • The notice does not specify a project duration or a submission deadline date, as it is focused on informing current awardees about the revised funding strategy. • The estimated funding for this program is $200,000,000, with an award ceiling of $20,000,000 and an award floor of $0.