Commodity credit corporation will usefood resources to introduce and expand food resources

This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $29,700,000.00, was issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) under the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (CFDA 10.608). The award aims to introduce and expand food resources in Sri Lanka through the awardee, Improving Economies For Stronger Communities (IESC), a non-profit organization with extensive experience in international development projects funded by U.S. government agencies.

The grant will support IESC's efforts to deliver school feeding programs, literacy initiatives, and maternal and child nutrition interventions in Sri Lanka, with the overarching goals of improving food security, reducing hunger, and boosting primary education, particularly for girls. IESC has a proven track record of implementing complex, multi-year development projects, including several Food for Progress grants from USDA, and is well-positioned to execute this Cooperative Agreement effectively.