United States Federal Government

• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS): FAS has the primary responsibility for USDA's international activities-market development, trade agreements and negotiations, and the collection and analysis of statistics and market information. It also administers USDA's export credit guarantee and food aid programs, and helps increase income and food availability in developing nations by mobilizing expertise for agriculturally led economic growth.
• Exporter Assistance Page
• FAS Overseas Offices (Posts)
• FAS Overseas Office Market Research/Attache Reports
• U.S. Supplier Directory - List your company for free in the FAS directory of U.S. exporters
• U.S. Food and Agricultural Statistics - Unlimited access to the latest trade data
• AgExporter Magazine - Market information from overseas FAS offices
• US Organic Products Website
• U.S. Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS): The Agricultural Marketing Service includes six commodity programs--Cotton, Dairy, Fruit and Vegetable, Livestock and Seed, Poultry, and Tobacco. The programs employ specialists who provide standardization, grading and market news services for those commodities. They enforce such Federal Laws as the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act and the Federal Seed Act. AMS commodity programs also oversee marketing agreements and orders, administer research and promotion programs, and purchase commodities for Federal food programs.
• U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS): The APHIS mission is an integral part of U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) efforts to provide the Nation with safe and affordable food.
• U.S. Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS): The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is the public health agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsible for ensuring that the nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged.
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• U.S. Government Grant Programs: Grants.gov has enhanced the Get Started and Registration information to help you get on track with finding and applying for Federal Grants. There are two key features on the site: Find Grant Opportunities and Apply for Grants. Everything else on the site is designed to support these two features and your use of them.