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"Quality Samples Program" is currently closed and not accepting applications.
Quality Samples Program is sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service. Helps trade organizations provide product samples to potential foreign importers to familiarize them with U. S.
agricultural products.
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The Quality Samples Program (QSP) enables potential customers around the world to discover the quality and benefits of U.S. agricultural products. The program focuses on processors and manufacturers rather than consumers, and QSP projects should benefit an entire industry or commodity rather than a specific company or product. Projects should focus on developing a new market or promoting a new use for the U.S. product.
QSP participants obtain commodity samples, export them, and provide the recipient with guidance on how to use the samples. When a project is finished, USDA reimburses the participant for the costs of procuring and transporting the sample. Although all program participants are required to provide technical assistance to the recipients of their commodity samples, the costs for this assistance are not reimbursable.
Any United States private or government entity, excluding FAS Posts, with a demonstrated role and interest in exporting U.S. agricultural commodities may apply to the program. Each year, FAS announces the QSP application period and criteria on its website and via Grants.
gov. Applicants submit QSP proposals through the **Unified Export Strategy (UES)** process, which allows eligible organizations to request funding from multiple USDA market development programs through a single, strategically coordinated proposal.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Trade organizations. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The published deadline was August 14, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Quality Samples Program is funded by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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