The Agriculture Department is offering the Food for Progress Program to donate U.S. agricultural commodities to developing countries and emerging democracies promoting free enterprise in their agricultural economies. This grant involves ‘monetizing’ the commodities by selling them in the local market to fund agricultural development activities. Applications are open until January 31, 2018.
Opportunity ID: 299314
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-FAS-FFPR-18 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Food for Progress Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture Community Development Employment, Labor and Training Food and Nutrition Regional Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 6 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.606 — Food for Progress |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 07, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 31, 2018 Phase I of Notice of Funding Opportunity |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 31, 2018 Phase I of Notice of Funding Opportunity |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $155,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $35,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $10,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Private voluntary organizations, cooperatives, intergovernmental organizations, foreign governments; (Public universities, including their subsidiaries, are not eligible to apply) |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Foreign Agricultural Service |
| Description: | The Food for Progress program provides for the donation of U.S. agricultural commodities to developing countries and emerging democracies that are committed to introducing or expanding free enterprise in their agricultural economies. Donated U.S. commodities are typically ‘monetized’ (sold on the local market in the beneficiary country) and the proceeds are used to fund agricultural development activities. |
| Link to Additional Information: | USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Food Aid Information System Website |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Mark Rosmann
International Program Specialist Phone 2026901927 Email:mark.rosmann@fas.usda.gov |
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