Agricultural Product Promotion, Education, and Export Promotion Matching Grant Program
Agricultural Product Promotion, Education, and Export Promotion Matching Grant Program supports nonprofits’ research, education, and marketing to develop markets for Pennsylvania agricultural products.
Funder: Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Due Dates: December 15, 2026, at 5 p.m. (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $393,363.36 available; minimum grant $1,000; reimbursement of up to 50% of project costs
Summary: Supports nonprofit organizations researching, educating about, and developing markets for Pennsylvania agricultural products.
Key Information: Applicants must provide at least a dollar-for-dollar match and receive payment only after documented project completion.
Description
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Product Promotion, Education, and Export Promotion Matching Grant Program supports nonprofit agricultural product promotion and marketing organizations. For the 2026–2027 grant period, it funds projects that research market opportunities, educate producers and consumers, and develop domestic and export markets for agricultural products grown, raised, or produced in Pennsylvania.
Funding priorities include export market development, consumer awareness of hardwood lumber and value-added products, marketing through PA Preferred or PA Preferred Organic, and promotion of Pennsylvania’s cider, concord grape, and dairy industries. Hardwood projects emphasizing black cherry, oak, and maple receive special consideration. The program page also identifies western African and Caribbean Basin export markets as special priorities. Applicants with experience marketing agricultural products outside the United States receive preference.
