USDA McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program

The USDA McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program supports the donation of agricultural commodities and offers financial and technical assistance to enhance the education, food security, and health of school-age children in developing countries, with a focus on girls. Commodities are distributed through partnerships with Private Voluntary Organizations, cooperatives, intergovernmental organizations, and foreign governments. The closing date for applications is August 3, 2012.

Opportunity ID: 169194

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	1
Funding Opportunity Title::	McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Agriculture
Category Explanation::	Food Aid, Food Assistance, School Feeding, Food for Education, International Development
Expected Number of Awards::	7
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	10.608 — Food for Education
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 1
Posted Date::	May 04, 2012
Last Updated Date::
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Aug 03, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Aug 03, 2012
Archive Date::	Sep 02, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding::
Award Ceiling::	$
Award Floor::	$

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::	Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility::	Assistance may be provided to private voluntary organizations, cooperatives, intergovernmental organizations, governments of developing countries and their agencies, and other organizations.

Additional Information

Agency Name::	Foreign Agricultural Service
Description::	The McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (McGovern-Dole) provides for the donation of agricultural commodities and the provision of financial and technical assistance to improve the education, food security and health of school-age children, especially girls, in developing countries. Commodities are made available for donation through agreements with Private Voluntary Organizations (PVOs), cooperatives, intergovernmental organizations, and foreign governments.
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Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Package No: 1