The mcgovern-dole international food for education and child nutrition program provides agricultural commodities and financial and technical assistance to carry out preschool and school food for…

The Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service awarded a $40 million cooperative agreement to the United Nations World Food Programme on September 23, 2025, under the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (CFDA 10.608) to deliver school food for education programs and maternal, infant, and child nutrition services in Pakistan through December 31, 2030.

The World Food Programme will provide agricultural commodities and financial and technical assistance to carry out preschool and school feeding programs designed to improve food security, reduce hunger incidence, and improve literacy and primary education, with particular focus on girls. The award also funds maternal, infant, and child nutrition programs targeting pregnant women, nursing mothers, infants, and children five years of age or younger.

The mcgovern-dole international food for education and child nutrition program provides agricultural commodities and financial and technical assistance to carry out preschool and school food for education programs in eligible countries to improve food security, reduce the incidence of hunger, and improve literacy and primary education, particularly with respect to girls; and maternal, infant, and child nutrition programs for pregnant women, nursing mothers, infants, and children who are 5 years of age or younger.