Deadline: 7-Jul-25
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, International Food Assistance, announces this funding opportunity to support the Food for Progress Program by issuing new awards.
The Food for Progress 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.
Objectives
- The Food for Progress Program has six specific objectives:
- Access, on the part of farmers in the country, to private, competitive markets for their products;
- Market pricing of eligible commodities to foster adequate private sector incentives to individual farmers to produce food on a regular basis for the country’s domestic needs;
- Establishment of market-determined foreign exchange rates;
- Timely availability of production inputs (such as seed, fertilizer, or pesticides) to farmers;
- Access to technologies appropriate to the level of agricultural development in country; and
- Construction of facilities and distribution systems necessary to handle perishable products.
- These can be summarized through two high-level strategic objectives:
- increase agricultural productivity, and
- expand trade of agricultural products (domestically, regionally, and/or internationally).
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $ 208,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $35,000,000
- Award Floor: $5,000,000
Duration
- Period of Performance: Approximately 36 to 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
- An intergovernmental organization
- A private voluntary organization
- A nonprofit agricultural organization or cooperative
- A nongovernmental organization
- A college or university
- Any other private entity
For more information, visit Grants.gov.