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CCC Announces MAP Funds Availability for Marketing and Promotion by Trade Associations

The Commodity Credit Corporation said it's accepting proposals by May 21, 2012, for its 2013 Market Access Program (MAP), which is designed to create, expand, and maintain foreign markets for U.S. agricultural commodities and products through cost-share assistance. Under the…

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MAP, the CCC enters into agreements with eligible participants to share the cost of certain overseas marketing and promotion activities. Only non-profit U.S. agricultural trade organizations, nonprofit state regional trade groups, U.S. agricultural cooperatives, and state government agencies can participate directly in the brand program.