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On May 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced increased availability of credit guarantees for sales of U.S. agricultural commodities under the Commodity Credit Corporation’s (CCC) Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102) for fiscal...

On January 31, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture also announced the availability of credit guarantees under the Facility Guarantee Program (FGP) for fiscal year 2019. The FGP provides credit guarantees to facilitate the financing of...

Contact: FAS Public Affairs press@fas.usda.gov or (202) 720-7115 WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2019 – Due to the recent lapse in federal funding, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has not published a weekly export sales...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2019 Borlaug Global Research Alliance Fellowships. Fellows will work with a mentor at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service or a U.S. university for up to 12 weeks on resilient...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2019 Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program. The program offers training and collaborative research opportunities to scientists...

On October 03, 2018, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the availability of credit guarantees for sales of U.S. agricultural commodities under the Commodity Credit Corporation’s (CCC) Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102) for fiscal...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) today announced that approved Turkish banks under the Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102) are now approved to transact business in Israel. This is in addition to their...

The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) will hold an information session regarding the fiscal year 2018 application process and notice of funding opportunity for the McGovern-Dole Program . Thursday, January 18, 2018 10 a.m. - noon Patriots Plaza III...

On October 18, 2017, the U.S. Department of Agriculture also announced the availability of credit guarantees under the Facility Guarantee Program (FGP) for fiscal year 2018. The FGP provides credit guarantees to facilitate the financing of...

On October 18, 2017, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the availability of credit guarantees for sales of U.S. agricultural commodities under the Commodity Credit Corporation’s (CCC) Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102) for fiscal...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2018 Borlaug Global Research Alliance Fellowships. Fellows will work with a mentor at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service or a U.S. university for up to 12 weeks on resilient...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2018 Borlaug Global Cocoa Initiative Fellowships. Fellows will work with a mentor at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service or a U.S. university for up to 12 weeks on research...