Coordinating Agricultural Development & Innovation (CADI) to enable America First Trade Wins in Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia
Posted 7d ago
The CADI, funded through an interagency agreement between the Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA/FAS) and the State Department's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, supports a portfolio o...
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AwardUp to $333kDeadlineSep 28LocationAlabamaTypegrantLevelFederalOpenposted Jul 28, 2026
✦ AI Summary
Who can apply: Federal-level applicants (see eligibility for details).
Funding amount: up to $332,500 (total pool ~$997,500).
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Who can apply — at a glance
Eligible applicants:
see the Eligibility tab for the criteria from the official announcement.
Where:
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, District of Columbia.
Award:
Up to $333k.
Total program pool: $997,500.
Matching funds:
not required.
Deadline type: Fixed.
Compiled from the official listing's structured fields — always verify with the funder before applying.
The CADI, funded through an interagency agreement between the Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA/FAS) and the State Department's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, supports a portfolio of projects in Eastern Europe (non- the South Caucasus, and Central Asia. These projects are designed to make American agriculture more prosperous. Specifically, the portfolio seeks to prevent and remove trade barriers for agricultural exports and support exporters and trading partners. Collectively, the portfolio is working to:• Add over $622 million to the economy by removing trade barriers.• Contribute an additional $312 million to the economy through direct support to American exporters and trading partners.• Avoid over $50 billion in potential economic harm to the economy by preventing lost market access due to the spread of livestock contagions to the United States and new trade barriers.The awardee will conduct original basic and applied research that will focus on advancing a trade agenda that benefits America’s producers.Through this applied research, the awardee will:• Provide throughout the period of performance actionable recommendations to help achieve the CADI portfolio’s targets.• Track the portfolio’s attributable accomplishments toward these trade outcomes, including the development of county-level impact Final report on the recipient’s research to quantify the CADI portfolio’s direct economic impact on American farmers;2. Annual economic impact report that quantifies the CADI portfolio’s direct economic impact on American farmers. This report will specifically analyze the CADI’s portfolio of projects’ progress toward achieving the following targets:a. Armenia:i. Add $92,851,795 to the economy by increasing the sale of 200,000 MT wheat (40k MT sold once per year, for 5 years) through technical assistance to trading Add $2,197,937 to the economy by increasing exports to Armenia by 5% using short-term training and technical assistance to remove food safety-related technical barriers to Georgia:i. Add $92,851,795 to the economy by facilitating the sale of 200,000 MT wheat (40k MT sold once per year, for 5 years) through technical assistance to trading Add $15,443,458 to the economy by increasing the market share of the Georgian poultry market by 1.1% over 5 years through short-term agricultural trade promotion and technical Add $892,190 to the economy by facilitating $433,102 in the export of aquaculture inputs short-term agricultural trade promotion and technical Kazakhstan:i. Contribute $28,000,000 to the economy by supporting 1,000,000 bushels of expanded market opportunity for wheat, per year for 5 years, through improved agricultural production Ukraine:i. Maintain $439,441,866 in economic activity by ensuring $224,994,460 in agricultural exports to Ukraine continue over 5 years by preventing new barriers to agricultural Protect $50,000,000 in damage to the economy by maintaining pork’s global market access by preventing the spread of African Swine Fever to the United Catalyze $1,030,000 in economic activity by unlocking the Ukrainian livestock genetics market and facilitating $500,000 in livestock genetics exports through short-term agricultural trade promotion and technical Add $31,135,852 to the economy by unlocking the Ukrainian purebred cattle market, and supporting exporters in achieving 50% market share for 5 Contribute $14,255,778 to the economy by supporting 250,000 bushels of expanded market opportunity for wheat, per year for 5 years, through improved agricultural production Contribute $16,731,044 to the economy by supporting 250,000 bushels of expanded market opportunity for oilseeds, per year for 5 years, through improved agricultural production Uzbekistan:i.
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