The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced that $1 million in matching grant funding is available for the Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP). FSMIP offers grants with a one-to-one dollar match to assist in exploring new market opportunities for U.S. food and agricultural products, and to encourage research and innovation aimed at improving the efficiency and performance of the marketing system.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced $6 million in competitive grant funding for the Acer Access and Development Program (Acer). This program supports the efforts of states, tribal governments and research institutions to promote the domestic maple syrup industry.