Deadline: 6-May-22
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is soliciting applications for the Food for Progress (FFPr) Program.
The Food for Progress (FFPr) Program provides for the donation of U.S. agricultural commodities to developing countries and emerging democracies committed to introducing and expanding free enterprise in the agricultural sector. The commodities are generally sold on the local market and the proceeds are used to support agricultural development activities.
The FFPr Program has two principal objectives: to improve agricultural productivity and to expand trade of agricultural products.
Priorities
The FFPr Program has prioritized the following areas: the Cacao sector, the Coffee sector, the Spices sector, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards (SPS), the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), and Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA).
- Burundi: Coffee
- El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras: SPS, TFA, and CSA
- Jamaica: Spices
- Malawi: CSA
- Nigeria: Cacao
- Peru: Spices
- Thailand: CSA
Funding Information
- Available funding for the NOFO: Up to $178,000,000 (total) in FY 2022
- Total award funding: $178,000,000
- Estimated funding per award: $20-$39 million
- Period of Performance: 36–60 months
Eligibility Criteria
- In accordance with the Food for Progress Act of 1985, the following entities are eligible Applicants:
- The government of an emerging agricultural country
- Intergovernmental organizations
- Private voluntary organizations
- Nonprofit agricultural organizations or cooperatives
- Nongovernmental organizations
- Colleges or universities
- Any other private entity
- Each Applicant, unless exempted by FAS, is required to:
- Be registered in SAM before the closing date of this announcement;
- Provide a valid unique entity identifier (UEI) in its application; and
- Continue to maintain an active SAM registration with current information at all times during which the Applicant has an active Federal award or an application or plan under consideration by FAS.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=338482