Technical Agricultural Assistance

The Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service Technical Agricultural Assistance, a sub-agency within the civilian agricultural establishment, administers grant funding to support agricultural development and technical capacity building in partner countries and international agricultural organizations. The office funds grants to strengthen agricultural systems, enhance food security, and advance agricultural knowledge globally through partnerships with international institutions and nongovernmental organizations.

The Foreign Agricultural Service has awarded 207 federal grants totaling $97.4 million in federal dollars obligated since 2015, with 104 distinct grant recipients. Grant awards have been volatile in recent years: 28 awards in 2022, 46 in 2023, 16 in 2024, 1 in 2025, and 3 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent grant award closed on April 13, 2026. The combined total dollars obligated, including non-federal match, stands at $103.9 million.

Grant funding is highly fragmented among recipients. Over the last five years, the top five recipients by award count account for 27 percent of recent awards, while the top five by federal dollars obligated account for only 14 percent of recent federal dollars. The Inter American Institute For Cooperation On Agriculture leads by award count with 9 awards and $5.8 million federal dollars obligated. Centro Internacional De Agricultura Tropical follows with 4 awards and $3.9 million federal dollars, while Cab International holds 5 awards but only $1.2 million federal dollars obligated. The remaining 99 recipients are distributed across the portfolio, indicating a broad recipient base without single-organization dominance.

Cooperative Agreements constitute 87 percent of grant awards (180 awards), with Project Grants making up the remaining 13 percent (27 awards). This structure emphasizes long-term partnership and joint problem-solving with international agricultural organizations rather than discrete project funding.

No recent federal contract opportunities or recent federal grant opportunities are recorded against the agency or its descendant offices in the source data. The portfolio shows grant activity but no open solicitations at the time of this record.