Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program

Department Of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service

FSMIP program supports projects that explore and identify new market opportunities for U.S. food and agricultural products. The program encourages research and innovation aimed at improving the efficiency, effectiveness, and performance of the U.S. agricultural marketing system. FSMIP funds a wide range of applied research projects that address barriers, challenges, and opportunities in marketing, transportation, and distribution of U.S. food and agricultural products domestically and internatio

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Helps U.S. food and agriculture businesses explore new market opportunities. Provides funding for projects that improve marketing efficiency and innovation.

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Funding
$921,379 - $1,000,000
Deadline
Rolling
Status
Rolling Intake
Category
Business Financing & Capital
Organization
Department Of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service

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What Is This Program?

The Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP) is a competitive grant program that funds projects to explore new market opportunities for U.S. food and agricultural products, and to encourage research and innovation aimed at improving the efficiency and performance of the marketing system.

What Benefits Are Offered?

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Competitive grant funding for projects exploring new market opportunities for U.S. food and agricultural products, and encouraging research and innovation to improve marketing system efficiency and performance. Supports Agricultural Product Distribution, Cooperative Development, Economic Research, and Agricultural Product Development.

Who Is Eligible?

Industries: agriculture, food

Region: 50 states, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Federated States of Micronesia, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands

Other Criteria: state departments of agriculture, state agricultural experiment stations, state universities, state colleges, state governmental entities, $1-for-$1 cost sharing or match

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This program offers funding up to $1,000,000 (minimum $921,379).

This program accepts applications on a rolling basis.

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