How to Submit an Activity Evaluation - Food Export Association of the Midwest USA and Food Export USA

by Maddie Smith, International Marketing Program Coordinator, Food Export – Northeast

At Food Export-Midwest and Food Export-Northeast we value your participation in our events and want to do everything possible to continue offering our programs and services for years to come!

To do that, one of the things we ask of suppliers is to complete evaluations after activities take place.

Let’s take a look at what they are, why they are important, when, and how to submit!

WHAT

There are three types of evaluations that we require every supplier to complete:

1. Initial Evaluation

Completed at the end of an activity you have participated in, such as a Buyers Mission

2. Follow Up Evaluation

Completed four to six months after any activity that you already completed an initial evaluation for

3. Final Evaluation

Completed at the end of a Program Year for activities that last the length of the year, like Helpline, Export Advisor Program, or Market Builder.

WHY

When you sign up to participate in a Food Export activity, you commit to completing an evaluation. Food Export utilizes these evaluations to show the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service how the annual funding they provide us goes directly to helping U.S. suppliers with their exporting efforts. By submitting this evaluation, you are helping to ensure that we continue to offer low cost international opportunities for small businesses just like yours.

WHEN

At the end of a program year or four to six months after an activity, an evaluation will show up on your Food Export online portal. By that time, you should be able to reflect on your experience from each activity you participated in and provide us with details about the benefits of the activity.

HOW

The easiest way to find all your outstanding evaluations is to log into your Food Export online portal, go to the “My Home” tab at the top left corner and scroll all the way down to the bottom until you see the “My Evaluations” section.

Tips to Remember:

If you can only enter a projection, that’s ok. We know sales take time or happen in foreign currencies. Please share what you can so we get a snapshot of how the program or service impacted your business.

All evaluation data is confidential and will be presented in aggregate to the USDA and FAS.

If you have any more questions, please reach out to the Liaison that covers your state!

Food Export–Midwest and Food Export–Northeast prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, familial/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. (Not all bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require reasonable accommodations or alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact us. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online https://www.ascr.usda.gov/filing-program-discrimination-complaint-usda-customer.

Food Export–Midwest and Food Export–Northeast reserve the right to deny services to any firm or individual which, in the sole opinion of Food Export–Midwest and Food Export–Northeast, does not comply with FAS, MAP or Food Export–Midwest and Food Export–Northeast regulations or policies, or otherwise offer the best opportunity to achieve its mission of increasing food and agricultural exports. Submission of any false or misleading information may be grounds for rejection or subsequent revocation of any application or participation. Food Export–Midwest and Food Export–Northeast are equal opportunity employers and providers.