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reimbursement if the claim is not 

supported by adequate documentation. 

3. Reporting: A written evaluation 

report must be submitted within 90 days 

of the expiration of each participant’s 

QSP agreement. Evaluation reports 

should address all performance 

measures that were presented in the 

proposal. 

VII. Agency Contact(s) 

For additional information and 

assistance, contact the Program 

Operations Division, Office of Trade 

Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Portals 

Office Building, Suite 400, 1250 

Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, 

DC 20024, or by phone: (202) 720–4327, 

or by fax: (202) 720–9361, or by e-mail: 

podadmin@fas.usda.gov. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on May 4, 2010. 

John D. Brewer, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

and Vice President, Commodity Credit 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2010–11144 Filed 5–10–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Notice of Funds Availability: Inviting 

Applications for the Emerging Markets 

Program 

Announcement Type: New. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.603. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit 

Corporation (CCC) announces that it is 

inviting proposals for the 2011 

Emerging Markets Program (EMP). The 

intended effect of this notice is to solicit 

applications from the private sector and 

from government agencies for FY 2011. 

The EMP is administered by personnel 

of the Foreign Agricultural Service 

(FAS). 

DATES: All proposals must be received 

by 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, June 

11, 2010. Applications received after 

this time will be considered only if 

funds are still available. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Entities wishing to apply for funding 

assistance should contact the Program 

Operations Division, Office of Trade 

Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

Portals Office Building, Suite 400, 1250 

Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, 

DC 20024, or by phone: (202) 720–4327, 

or by fax: (202) 720–9361, or by e-mail: 

podadmin@fas.usda.gov. Information is 

also available on the Foreign 

Agricultural Service Web site at http:// 

www.fas.usda.gov/mos/em-markets/emmarkets.asp. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority: The EMP is authorized by 

section 1542(d)(1) of the Food, Agriculture, 

Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 (The 

Act), as amended. The EMP regulations 

appear at 7 CFR part 1486. 

1. Purpose. The EMP assists U.S. 

entities in developing, maintaining, or 

expanding exports of U.S. agricultural 

commodities and products by funding 

activities that improve emerging 

markets’ food and rural business 

systems, including reducing potential 

trade barriers in such markets. The EMP 

is intended primarily to support export 

market development efforts of the 

private sector, but EMP resources may 

also be used to assist public 

organizations. 

All U.S. agricultural commodities, 

except tobacco, are eligible for 

consideration. Agricultural product(s) 

should be comprised of at least 50 

percent U.S. origin content by weight, 

exclusive of added water, to be eligible 

for funding. Proposals that seek support 

for multiple commodities are also 

eligible. EMP funding may only be used 

to develop, maintain, or expand 

emerging markets for U.S. agricultural 

commodities and products through 

generic activities. EMP funding may not 

be used to support the export of another 

country’s products to the United States, 

or to promote the development of a 

foreign economy as a primary objective. 

Funding provided for government 

participation may only be used to 

support the activities of government 

officials expert in assessing the food and 

rural business systems of other 

countries. 

2. Appropriate Activities. All EMP 

projects must fall into at least one of the 

following four categories: 

(a) Assistance to U.S. individuals 

expert in assessing the food and rural 

business systems of other countries. 

This type of EMP project must include 

all three of the following: 

• Conduct an assessment of the food 

and rural business system needs of an 

emerging market; 

• Make recommendations on 

measures necessary to enhance the 

effectiveness of these systems; and 

• Identify opportunities and projects 

to enhance the effectiveness of the 

emerging market’s food and rural 

business systems. 

(b) To be eligible, such proposals 

must clearly demonstrate that experts 

are primarily agricultural consultants, 

farmers, government officials, and other 

persons from the private sector, and that 

they have expertise in assessing the food 

and rural business systems of other 

countries. 

(c) Assistance to enable individuals 

from emerging markets to travel to the 

United States so that these individuals 

can, for the purpose of enhancing the 

food and rural business systems in their 

countries, become familiar with U.S. 

technology and agribusiness and rural 

enterprise operations by consulting with 

food and rural business system experts 

in the United States. 

(d) Assistance to enable U.S. 

agricultural producers and other 

individuals knowledgeable in 

agricultural and agribusiness matters to 

travel to emerging markets to assist in 

transferring their knowledge and 

expertise to entities in emerging 

markets. Such travel must be to 

emerging markets. Travel to developed 

markets is not eligible under the 

program even if the traveler’s targeted 

market is an emerging market. 

(e) Technical assistance to implement 

the recommendations, projects, and/or 

opportunities identified by assistance 

under (1) above. Technical assistance 

that does not implement the 

recommendations, projects, and/or 

opportunities identified by assistance 

under (1) above is not eligible under the 

EMP. 

Proposals that do not fall into one or 

more of the four categories above, 

regardless of previous guidance 

provided regarding the EMP, are not 

eligible for consideration under the 

program. 

EMP funds may not be used to 

support normal operating costs of 

individual organizations, nor as a source 

to recover pre-award costs or prior 

expenses from previous or ongoing 

projects. Proposals that counter national 

strategies or duplicate activities planned 

or already underway by U.S. non-profit 

agricultural commodity or trade 

associations (‘‘cooperators’’) will not be 

considered. Other ineligible 

expenditures include: branded product 

promotions (in-store, restaurant 

advertising, labeling, etc.); advertising, 

administrative, and operational 

expenses for trade shows; Web site 

development; equipment purchases; and 

the preparation and printing of 

brochures, flyers, and posters (except in 

connection with specific technical 

assistance activities such as training 

seminars.). For a more complete 

description of ineligible expenditures, 

please refer to the EMP regulations. 

3. Eligible Markets. The Act defines 

an emerging market as any country that 

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(a) Is taking steps toward developing 

a market-oriented economy through the 

food, agriculture, or rural business 

sectors of the economy of the country; 

and 

(b) Has the potential to provide a 

viable and significant market for U.S. 

agricultural commodities or products of 

U.S. agricultural commodities. 

Because EMP funds are limited and 

the range of potential emerging market 

countries is worldwide, consideration 

will be given only to proposals that 

target countries or regional groups with 

per capita income of less than $11,905 

(the current ceiling on upper middle 

income economies as determined by the 

World Bank [World Development 

Indicators; July 2009, http:// 

siteresources.worldbank.org/ 

DATASTATISTICS/Resources/ 

CLASS.XLS] and populations of greater 

than 1 million. 

Income limits and their calculation 

can change from year to year with the 

result that a given country may qualify 

under the legislative and administrative 

criteria 1 year but not the next. 

Therefore, CCC has not established a 

fixed list of emerging market countries. 

A few countries technically qualify as 

emerging markets but may require a 

separate determination before funding 

can be considered because of political 

sensitivities. 

II. Award Information 

In general, all qualified proposals 

received before the application deadline 

will compete for EMP funding. Priority 

consideration will be given to proposals 

that directly support or address at least 

one of the goals and objectives in the 

USDA and FAS Strategic Plans. The 

applicants’ willingness to contribute 

resources, including cash, goods and 

services will be a critical factor in 

determining which proposals are 

funded under the EMP. Proposals will 

also be judged on the potential benefits 

to the industry represented by the 

applicant and the degree to which the 

proposal demonstrates industry support. 

The limited funds and the range of 

eligible emerging markets worldwide 

generally preclude CCC from approving 

large budgets for individual projects. 

While there is no minimum or 

maximum amount set for EMP-funded 

projects, most projects are funded at a 

level of less than $500,000 and for a 

duration of approximately 1 year. 

Private entities may submit multi-year 

proposals requesting higher levels of 

funding that may be considered in the 

context of a detailed strategic 

implementation plan. Funding in such 

cases is generally limited to 3 years and 

provided 1 year at a time with 

commitments beyond the first year 

subject to interim evaluations and 

funding availability. Government 

entities are not eligible for multi-year 

funding. 

Funding for successful proposals will 

be provided through specific 

agreements. The CCC, through FAS, will 

be kept informed of the implementation 

of approved projects through the 

requirement to provide interim progress 

reports and final performance reports. 

Changes in the original project timelines 

and adjustments within project budgets 

must be approved in advance by FAS. 

Note: EMP funds awarded to 

government agencies must be expended 

or otherwise obligated by close of 

business, September 30, 2011. 

III. Eligibility and Qualification 

Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: Any United 

States private or government entity, e.g., 

universities, non-profit trade 

associations, agricultural cooperatives, 

state regional trade groups (SRTG), 

profit-making entities, and consulting 

businesses, with a demonstrated role or 

interest in exports of U.S. agricultural 

commodities or products may apply to 

the program. Proposals from research 

and consulting organizations will be 

considered if they provide evidence of 

substantial participation by and 

financial support from the U.S. 

industry. For-profit entities are also 

eligible but may not use program funds 

to conduct private business, promote 

private self-interests, supplement the 

costs of normal sales activities or 

promote their own products or services 

beyond specific uses approved by CCC 

in a given project. 

U.S. market development cooperators 

and SRTGs may seek funding to address 

priority, market specific issues and to 

undertake activities not suitable for 

funding under other CCC marketing 

programs, e.g., the Foreign Market 

Development Cooperator (Cooperator) 

Program and the Market Access Program 

(MAP). Foreign organizations, whether 

government or private, may participate 

as third parties in activities carried out 

by U.S. organizations, but are not 

eligible for funding assistance from the 

program. 

2. Cost Sharing: No private sector 

proposal will be considered without the 

element of cost-share from the applicant 

and/or U.S. partners. The EMP is 

intended to complement, not supplant, 

the efforts of the U.S. private sector. 

There is no minimum or maximum 

amount of cost-share, though the range 

in recent successful proposals has been 

between 35 and 75 percent. The degree 

of commitment to a proposed project, 

represented by the amount and type of 

private funding, is one factor used in 

determining which proposals will be 

approved for funding. Cost-share may be 

actual cash invested or professional 

time of staff assigned to the project. 

Proposals for which private industry is 

willing to commit cash, rather than inkind contributions such as staff 

resources, will be given priority 

consideration. 

Cost-sharing is not required for 

proposals from government agencies, 

but is mandatory for all other eligible 

entities, even when they may be party 

to a joint proposal with a government 

agency. Contributions from USDA or 

other government agencies or programs 

may not be counted toward the stated 

cost-share requirement of other 

applicants. Similarly, contributions 

from foreign (non-U.S.) organizations 

may not be counted toward the costshare requirement, but may be counted 

in the total cost of the project. 

3. Other: Proposals should include a 

justification for funding assistance from 

the program—an explanation as to what 

specifically could not be accomplished 

without Federal funding assistance and 

why the participating organization(s) 

would be unlikely to carry out the 

project without such assistance. 

Applicants may submit more than one 

proposal. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: EMP applicants have the 

opportunity to utilize the Unified 

Export Strategy (UES) application 

process, an online system that provides 

a means for interested applicants to 

submit a consolidated and strategically 

coordinated single proposal that 

incorporates funding requests for any or 

all of the market development programs 

administered by FAS. 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to 

submit their application to FAS through 

the UES application Internet Web site. 

The Internet-based format reduces 

paperwork and expedites the FAS 

processing and review cycle. Applicants 

planning to use the on-line UES system 

must contact the Program Operations 

Division to obtain site access 

information. The Internet-based 

application is located at the following 

URL address: https://www.fas.usda.gov/ 

ues/webapp/. 

Although FAS highly recommends 

applying via the Internet-based 

application as this format virtually 

eliminates paperwork and expedites the 

FAS processing and review cycle, 

applicants also have the option of 


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submitting an electronic version to FAS 

at podadmin@fas.usda.gov. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission: To be considered for the 

EMP, an applicant must submit to the 

FAS information required by the EMP 

regulations at 7 CFR part 1486. EMP 

regulations and additional information 

are available at the following URL 

address: http://www.fas.usda.gov/mos/ 

em-markets/em-markets.asp. 

In addition, in accordance with the 

Office of Management and Budget’s 

issuance of a final policy (68 FR 38402) 

regarding the need to identify entities 

that are receiving government awards, 

all applicants must submit a Dun and 

Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number. An applicant 

may request a DUNS number at no cost 

by calling the dedicated toll-free DUNS 

number request line on 1–866–705– 

5711. 

Applications should be no longer than 

ten (10) pages and include the following 

information: 

(a) Date of proposal; 

(b) Name of organization submitting 

proposal; 

(c) Organization address, telephone 

and fax numbers; 

(d) Tax ID number; 

(e) DUNS number; 

(f) Primary contact person; 

(g) Full title of proposal; 

(h) Target market(s); 

(i) Current conditions in the target 

market(s) affecting the intended 

commodity or product; 

(j) Description of problem(s), i.e., 

constraint(s), to be addressed by the 

project, such as the need to assess and 

enhance food and rural business 

systems of the emerging market, lack of 

awareness by foreign officials of U.S. 

technology and business practices, 

impediments (infrastructure, financing, 

regulatory or other non-tariff barriers) to 

the effectiveness of emerging market’s 

food and rural business systems 

previously identified by an EMP project 

that are to be addressed by the 

applicant, etc.; 

(k) Project objectives; 

(l) Performance measures: 

Benchmarks for quantifying progress in 

meeting the objectives; 

(m) Rationale: Explanation of the 

underlying reasons for the project 

proposal and its approach, the 

anticipated benefits, and any additional 

pertinent analysis; 

(n) Clear demonstration that 

successful implementation will benefit 

an emerging market’s food and rural 

business system and/or reduce potential 

trade barriers, and will benefit a 

particular industry as a whole, not just 

the applicant(s); 

(o) Explanation as to what specifically 

could not be accomplished without 

Federal funding assistance and why the 

participating organization(s) would be 

unlikely to carry out the project without 

such assistance; 

(p) Specific description of activity/ 

activities to be undertaken; 

(q) Timeline(s) for implementation of 

activity, including start and end dates; 

(r) Information on whether similar 

activities are or have previously been 

funded with USDA resources in target 

country or countries (e.g., under MAP 

and/or Cooperator programs); and 

(s) Detailed line item activity budget: 

—Cost items should be allocated 

separately to each participating 

organization; and 

—Expense items constituting a 

proposed activity’s overall budget 

(e.g., salaries, travel expenses, 

consultant fees, administrative costs, 

etc.), with a line item cost for each, 

should be listed, clearly indicating: 

(1) Which items are to be covered by 

EMP funding; 

(2) Which by the participating U.S. 

organization(s); and 

(3) Which by foreign third parties (if 

applicable). 

Cost items for individual consultant 

fees should show calculation of daily 

rate and number of days. Cost items for 

travel expenses should show number of 

trips, destinations, cost, and objective 

for each trip. 

Qualifications of applicant(s) should 

be included as an attachment. 

3. Funding Restrictions: Certain types 

of expenses are not eligible for 

reimbursement by the program, and 

there are limits on other categories of 

expenses such as indirect overhead 

charges, travel expenses, and consulting 

fees. CCC will also not reimburse 

unreasonable expenditures or 

expenditures made prior to approval of 

a proposal. Full details of the funding 

restrictions are available in the EMP 

regulations. 

4. Submission Dates and Times: All 

Internet-based applications must be 

properly submitted by 5 p.m. Eastern 

Daylight Time, June 11, 2010. 

All applications submitted by e-mail 

must be received by 5 p.m. Eastern 

Daylight Time, June 11, 2010, at 

podadmin@fas.usda.gov. 

Applications received after this time 

will be considered only if funds are still 

available. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Criteria: Key criteria used in 

judging proposals include, among 

others: 

—The objective of the activities is to 

develop, maintain, or expand markets 

for United States agricultural exports 

by improving the effectiveness of the 

food and rural business systems in 

emerging markets. 

Appropriateness of the activities for 

the targeted market(s) and the extent to 

which the project identifies market 

barriers, e.g., a fundamental deficiency 

in the market’s food and rural business 

systems, and/or a recent change in those 

systems; 

—Potential of the project to expand U.S. 

market share and increase U.S. 

exports or sales; 

—Quality of the project’s performance 

measures, and the degree to which 

they relate to the objectives, 

deliverables, and proposed approach 

and activities; 

—Justification for Federal funding; 

—Overall cost of the project and the 

amount of funding provided by the 

applicant and any partners; and 

—Evidence that the organization has the 

knowledge, expertise, ability, and 

resources to successfully implement 

the project, including timeliness and 

quality of reporting on past EMP 

activities. 

Please see 7 CFR part 1486 for 

additional evaluation criteria. 

2. Review and Selection Process: All 

applications undergo a multi-phase 

review within FAS, by appropriate FAS 

field offices, and, as needed, by the 

private sector Advisory Committee on 

Emerging Markets to determine the 

qualifications, quality, appropriateness 

of projects, and reasonableness of 

project budgets. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: FAS will notify 

each applicant in writing of the final 

disposition of its application. FAS will 

send an approval letter and project 

agreement to each approved applicant. 

The approval letter and agreement will 

specify the terms and conditions 

applicable to the project, including the 

levels of EMP funding and cost-share 

contribution requirements. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: Interested parties should 

review the EMP regulations, which are 

available at the following URL address: 

http://www.fas.usda.gov/mos/emmarkets/em-markets.asp. 

3. Reporting. Quarterly progress 

reports for all programs 1 year or longer 

in duration are required. Projects of less 

than 1 year generally require a mid-term 

progress report. Final performance 

reports are due 90 days after completion 

of each project. Content requirements 

for both types of reports are contained 

in the Project Agreement. Final financial 

reports are also due 90 days after 


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completion of each project as 

attachments to the final reports. Please 

see 7 CFR part 1486 for additional 

reporting requirements. 

VII. Agency Contact(s) 

For additional information and 

assistance, contact the Program 

Operations Division, Office of Trade 

Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Portals 

Office Building, Suite 400, 1250 

Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, 

DC 20024, or by phone: (202) 720–4327, 

or by fax: (202) 720–9361, or by e-mail: 

podadmin@fas.usda.gov. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on May 4, 2010. 

John D. Brewer, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service 

and Vice President, Commodity Credit 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2010–11146 Filed 5–10–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Notice of Funds Availability: Inviting 

Applications for the Foreign Market 

Development Cooperator Program 

Announcement Type: New. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.600. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit 

Corporation (CCC) announces that it is 

inviting proposals for the 2011 Foreign 

Market Development Cooperator 

(Cooperator) program. The intended 

effect of this notice is to solicit 

applications from eligible applicants 

and award funds in October 2010. The 

Cooperator program is administered by 

personnel of the Foreign Agricultural 

Service (FAS). 

DATES: All applications must be 

received by 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight 

Time, June 11, 2010. Applications 

received after this date will not be 

considered. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Entities wishing to apply for funding 

assistance should contact the Program 

Operations Division, Office of Trade 

Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

Portals Office Building, Suite 400, 1250 

Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, 

DC 20024, or by phone: (202) 720–4327, 

or by fax: (202) 720–9361, or by e-mail: 

podadmin@fas.usda.gov. Information is 

also available on the FAS Web site at 

http://www.fas.usda.gov/mos/programs/ 

fmdprogram.asp. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority: The Cooperator program is 

authorized by title VII of the Agricultural 

Trade Act of 1978, as amended. Cooperator 

program regulations appear at 7 CFR part 

1484. 

Purpose: The Cooperator program is 

designed to create, expand, and 

maintain foreign markets for U.S. 

agricultural commodities and products 

through cost-share assistance. Financial 

assistance under the Cooperator 

program will be made available on a 

competitive basis and applications will 

be reviewed against the evaluation 

criteria contained herein. All U.S. 

agricultural commodities, except 

tobacco, are eligible for consideration. 

The FAS allocates funds in a manner 

that effectively supports the strategic 

decision-making initiatives of the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act (GPRA) of 1993 and the USDA’s 

Food and Agricultural Policy (FAP). In 

deciding whether a proposed project 

will contribute to the effective creation, 

expansion, or maintenance of foreign 

markets, the FAS considers whether the 

applicant provides a clear, long-term 

agricultural trade strategy, and a 

program effectiveness time line against 

which results can be measured at 

specific intervals using quantifiable 

product or country goals. The FAS also 

considers the extent to which a 

proposed project targets markets with 

the greatest growth potential. These 

factors are part of the FAS resource 

allocation strategy to fund applicants 

who can demonstrate performance and 

address the objectives of the GPRA and 

FAP. 

II. Award Information 

Under the Cooperator program, the 

FAS enters into agreements with eligible 

nonprofit U.S. trade organizations to 

share the cost of certain overseas 

marketing and promotion activities. 

Funding priority is given to 

organizations that have the broadest 

possible producer representation of the 

commodity being promoted and that are 

nationwide in membership and scope. 

Cooperators may receive assistance only 

for generic activities that do not involve 

promotions targeted directly to 

consumers. The program generally 

operates on a reimbursement basis. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: To participate 

in the Cooperator program, an applicant 

must be a nonprofit U.S. agricultural 

trade organization. 

2. Cost Sharing: To participate in the 

Cooperator program, an applicant must 

agree to contribute resources to its 

proposed promotional activities. The 

Cooperator program is intended to 

supplement, not supplant, the efforts of 

the U.S. private sector. The contribution 

must be at least 50 percent of the value 

of resources provided by CCC for 

activities conducted under the project 

agreement. 

The degree of commitment of an 

applicant to the promotional strategies 

contained in its application, as 

represented by the agreed cost share 

contributions specified therein, is 

considered by the FAS when 

determining which applications will be 

approved for funding. Cost-share may be 

actual cash invested or in-kind 

contributions, such as professional staff 

time spent on design and execution of 

activities. The Cooperator program 

regulations, in sections 1484.50 and 

1484.51, provide detailed discussion of 

eligible and ineligible cost-share 

contributions. 

3. Other: Applications should include 

a justification for funding assistance 

from the program—an explanation as to 

what specifically could not be 

accomplished without federal funding 

assistance and why participating 

organization(s) are unlikely to carry out 

the project without such assistance. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: Organizations are encouraged 

to submit their FMD applications to the 

FAS through the Unified Export 

Strategy (UES) application Internet Web 

site. The UES allows applicants to 

submit a single consolidated and 

strategically coordinated proposal that 

incorporates requests for funding and 

recommendations for virtually all of the 

FAS marketing programs, financial 

assistance programs, and market access 

programs. The suggested UES format 

encourages applicants to examine the 

constraints or barriers to trade that they 

face, identify activities that would help 

overcome such impediments, consider 

the entire pool of complementary 

marketing tools and program resources, 

and establish realistic export goals. 

Applicants planning to use the 

Internet-based system must contact the 

FAS/Program Operations Division to 

obtain site access information. The 

Internet-based application may be found 

at the following URL address: https:// 

www.fas.usda.gov/ues/webapp/. 

The FAS highly recommends 

applying via the Internet-based 

application as this format virtually 

eliminates paperwork and expedites the 

FAS processing and review cycle. 

However, applicants also have the 

option of submitting an electronic 


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