The food for progress program provides for the donation of U.S. Commodities to developing countries and emerging democracies that are committed to introducing or expanding free enterprise in their…

The Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office awarded a $33.75 million Cooperative Agreement to Counterpart International, Inc. on September 23, 2025, under the Food for Progress program (CFDA 10.606) to support agricultural productivity and trade expansion in Colombia.

Counterpart International will deliver technical assistance and capacity-building activities to modernize and strengthen Colombia's agricultural sector. U.S. agricultural commodities donated through the program will be sold on the local market, with proceeds directed to agricultural, economic, or infrastructure development initiatives that support free-enterprise expansion in Colombia's agricultural economy.

Performance runs through September 30, 2030, with all work performed in Colombia. Counterpart, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit, delivers international development and agricultural programming for USDA, USAID, and the Department of State across Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The organization executes its delivery model primarily through direct staff rather than subcontractors, partnering with in-country civil-society organizations and local implementing partners to achieve development outcomes.

The food for progress program provides for the donation of U.S. Commodities to developing countries and emerging democracies that are committed to introducing or expanding free enterprise in their agricultural economies. The program has two primary strategic objectives: (1) increase agricultural productivity and (2) expand trade of agricultural products.