Deadline: 20-Apr-23
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for cooperative agreements from qualified entities to implement the John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer Program.
Objectives
- The primary goal of F2F is to generate sustainable, broad-based economic growth in the agricultural sector. A secondary goal is to increase the American public’s understanding of international development issues and programs and international understanding of the U.S. and U.S. development programs.
- F2F objectives are to:
- increase agricultural sector productivity and profitability;
- improve conservation and sustainable use of environmental and natural resources;
- expand sector access to financial services; and
- strengthen agricultural sector institutions.
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $10,000,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Additional Information on Eligibility:
- US Private Voluntary Organization (PVO);
- a U.S. nonprofitagricultural organization;
- a US agricultural cooperative; a private U.S. agribusiness oragriculturally-related business or consulting firm; private organization (including grassrootsorganizations with an established and demonstrated capacity to carry out such a bilateralexchange program), private corporation; or a college, university or foundation maintained by acollege or university.
- Moreover, applicants must have within the past five (5) years a minimum oftwo (2) years’ experience in planning, managing, monitoring, and reporting on internationalagricultural development programs. For profit businesses must waive profits and/or fees to beeligible to submit a Concept Note. USAID strongly encourages applications from new USpartners.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.