Export Guarantee Program
Department Of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Export Credit guarantee Program (GSM-102) provides credit guarantees to encourage financing of commercial exports of U.S. agricultural products, while providing competitive credit terms to buyers. By reducing financial risk to lenders, credit guarantees encourage exports to buyers in countries, mainly developing countries that have sufficient financial strength to have foreign exchange available for scheduled payments. The program guarantees credit e
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Helps U.S. exporters of agricultural products get credit guarantees for their sales abroad. This reduces the risk for lenders and encourages exports to developing countries.
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What Benefits Are Offered?
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Register in SAM.gov
- Submit the Exporter Qualification Application
- Create a USDA eAuthentication account
- Access the GSM Online System
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://www.eauth.usda.gov/
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 📅Key Dates
- Sep 30, 2026Application DeadlineNov 19, 2025Applications for Coverage Start
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- indirect cost rate agreement
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
- 📥Templates Available
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- financing of commercial exports of U.S. agricultural products
- high-value, consumer-oriented, processed products
- intermediate products
- bulk products
- 🚫Ineligible Expenses
- certain telecommunications equipment or services
- products containing more than 10 percent sugar, cocoa, or coffee
- 💳Payment Model
- mixed
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- Yes
- 📊Matching Ratio
- 0%
- 🏦Eligible Matching Sources
- cash
- in-kind
- 📚Stacking Rules
- Yes, can combine with other government funding.
- 🛡️Proof of Matching Required
- Documentation regarding the origin of the product or its components.
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- null
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- SF-425 Federal Financial Report
- performance progress report
- FFATA subaward reporting
- program income reporting
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards in a fiscal year
- 📢Branding Requirements
- null
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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