Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA FAS 10 608 0700 20 1
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), through its Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), released a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (CFDA 10.608). This is a discretionary funding opportunity that will be awarded as cooperative agreements, meaning USDA expects substantial involvement during implementation (for example, coordination on planning, compliance, reporting, and program adjustments). The overall purpose is to support food-based and nutrition-focused interventions in selected foreign countries, with an emphasis on improving education outcomes and the nutritional status of young children and mothers.
The program is built around two core objectives. First, it funds preschool and primary school food for education activities designed to improve food security, reduce hunger, and strengthen literacy and primary education outcomes, with a clear priority on benefits to girls. In practice, this objective is typically addressed through school meal or snack programs and complementary activities that help children attend school, stay enrolled, and learn more effectively. Second, it supports maternal, infant, and child nutrition interventions aimed at pregnant women, nursing mothers, infants, and children under five years old. This portion of the program targets early-life nutrition needs and can include efforts that improve dietary intake and nutrition practices during pregnancy, breastfeeding, and early childhood, where malnutrition has lasting impacts on health and development.
For FY 2020, the NOFO identifies specific priority countries, and applicants must apply under the country-specific identification number listed in the announcement. The priority countries and their referenced identifiers include: Bangladesh (USDA-FAS-10.608-0700-20-(388)), Cote d'Ivoire (USDA-FAS-10.608-0700-20-(681)), Guatemala (USDA-FAS-10.608-0700-20-(520)), Honduras (USDA-FAS-10.608-0700-20-(522)), Kyrgyzstan (USDA-FAS-10.608-0700-20-(116)), Laos (USDA-FAS-10.608-0700-20-(439)), Madagascar (USDA-FAS-10.608-0700-20-(687)), Mali (USDA-FAS-10.608-0700-20-(688)), Mozambique (USDA-FAS-10.608-0700-20-(656)), Nepal (USDA-FAS-10.608-0700-20-(367)), and Rwanda (USDA-FAS-10.608-0700-20-(696)). A key point in the competition structure is that proposals are only compared against other proposals submitted for the same priority country, not across all countries, so applicants are effectively competing within a country-specific pool.
From the funding and logistics side, the opportunity lists an award ceiling of up to $25,000,000 and anticipates making 11 awards. The funding opportunity number is USDA FAS 10 608 0700 20 1, and the activity category is Agriculture. The NOFO was created May 14, 2020, with an original application deadline of July 14, 2020. Eligibility is described broadly as "Others" with additional clarification expected in the full NOFO under the eligibility section, so organizations are directed to the full announcement for the exact eligibility rules and any documentation requirements.
Application guidance and supporting materials are provided through the "Related Documents" section associated with the announcement, including the full NOFO text, instructions for applying, directions for accessing and using the Food Aid Information System (FAIS), and weekly question-and-answer updates. The announcement also notes USDA FAS monitoring of COVID-19 conditions, with the possibility that the NOFO could be modified if circumstances require; any changes would be posted to Grants.gov and the FAIS website and also shared through the FAS listserv. Organizations that want to receive those notifications are instructed to email PPDED@usda.gov to be added to the distribution list.Apply for USDA FAS 10 608 0700 20 1
- The Department of Agriculture, McGovern-Dole Food for Education 10.608 in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION AND CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM Notice of Funding Opportunity" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.608.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 14, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 14, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $25,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 11 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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