Cooperative Agreement AID668A1100003

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), through its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), awarded a $110,000 project grant to the non-profit organization Asociacion Vivamos Mejor (AVM) to promote sustainable agricultural practices and improve food security in rural, indigenous communities in the Guatemalan highlands. Over 2 years, AVM will coordinate a regional effort with the University of British Columbia to give farmers a voice in data collection, analysis, and reporting on...

This $15,000,000 Project Grant, awarded on May 16, 2024 by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program, supports a program to boost local production of cereals and oil grains in Ghana. The goal is to build the resilience of Africa's food systems and mitigate risks to supply in the short to medium term. The grant recipient is the African Development Bank Group, a multilateral development bank focused on...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service awarded a $444,667.12 Cooperative Agreement on August 14, 2023 to Akademiya2063 (A2063), a non-profit organization, under the Technical Agricultural Assistance (CFDA 10.960) program. Through this award, A2063 will collaborate with the African Union Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Environment and the African Continental Free Trade Agreement Secretariat to support the implementation of the...

This $1,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program aims to strengthen the vegetable seed sector and improve agricultural resilience in the Amhara, Oromia, and Tigray regions of Ethiopia. The award, with a period of performance from August 1, 2024 to January 31, 2026, will enhance the capacity of local farmers and cooperatives to produce quality vegetable seeds at low...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program will provide $2,142,278.00 over a 5-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029. The award will support the African Alliance for Children and Families (AACF), a consortium of three organizations - Alliance for Children Everywhere (ACE), Child's I Foundation, and Maestral International LLC - to strengthen child protection...

The Federal Grant Award is a Cooperative Agreement (Award ID: 72062424LA00001) worth $7,200,000.00, awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program. The award funds the Regional Food Fortification (RFF) Activity, which seeks to improve nutrition outcomes in West Africa by partnering with the private sector to produce quality fortified foods and working with regulatory institutions to ensure a fair...

This $17,057,799 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program aims to support the Feed the Future Local Food Systems initiative in Kenya. The primary awardee, Technoserve, Inc., will provide technical assistance, capacity building, and implementation support to improve agricultural productivity, expand trade of agricultural products, and foster sustainable economic development....

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $25,000,000 Project Grant under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA 98.001) to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to deliver a range of goods and services in Somalia. The grant, titled "TRANSFORM PIO GRANT," will support FAO's work to combat hunger, improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture worldwide. Key activities funded through this 3-year grant...

This EAGER (Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research) federal Project Grant award of $300,000 is provided by the National Science Foundation through its Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) program (CFDA 47.079). The goal of this 2-year project is to develop and deploy artificial intelligence (AI)-driven tools to enhance agricultural productivity and sustainability worldwide. The key products and services to be delivered include: (1) Developing hybrid machine learning...

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $628,814 Project Grant through the Community Food Projects (CFDA 10.225) program to Afrithrive Inc., a non-profit organization located in Silver Spring, MD. The grant funding will support the "The Pathways to Sustainability: Alliance for Community Food Access (ACFA)" project, which aims to create a sustainable, community-focused food system in the Essex/Middle River region to enhance food...