Facility Guarantee Program

The Facility Guarantee Program (FGP)  provides credit guarantees for infrastructure improvements in countries where demand for U.S. agricultural products may be limited by lack of adequate facilities.

The program is designed to boost sales of U.S. agricultural products in countries where demand may be limited due to inadequate storage, processing, handling, or distribution capabilities. The program provides credit guarantees to facilitate the financing of manufactured goods and U.S. services to improve or establish agriculture-related facilities in emerging markets.

Under the FGP, the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) reduces the financial risk to lenders by guaranteeing payments due from approved foreign financial institutions to U.S. sellers or financial institutions.

How to Apply

Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2024
Status: Closed

Resources

News and Features

On October 5, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced availability of credit guarantees for sales of goods and U.S. services under the Commodity Credit Corporation’s (CCC) Facility Guarantee Program for fiscal year 2021. Further details of...
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...
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...

Programs in Action

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