The world food programme (WFP) will, over an approximately 18‑month period, utilize U.S. Agricultural commodities and FAS funds to implement lifesaving activities in kenya

The Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service awarded the United Nations World Food Programme a $110,029,468 cooperative agreement on April 15, 2026, under the Food for Peace, Title II program (CFDA 10.624) to deliver emergency food and nutrition assistance in Kenya through September 30, 2027.

WFP will utilize U.S. agricultural commodities and FAS funds to provide lifesaving interventions to an estimated 1.1 million people over approximately eighteen months. Activities focus on emergency food and nutrition assistance to targeted refugees and vulnerable Kenyan populations, with particular emphasis on maintaining and progressively improving food security outcomes and restoring adequate nutritional status among children under five through access to specialized nutritious foods and appropriate supplementation.

The Food for Peace, Title II program improves political and economic stability in beneficiary countries experiencing acute food shortages due to natural disaster, civil conflict, or related population movements, while establishing markets for U.S. agricultural producers. WFP, an international non-profit organization, serves as a direct prime recipient and implements humanitarian assistance globally across more than 60 countries, functioning as a specialized implementing partner for U.S. government humanitarian policy.

These interventions will focus on providing emergency food and nutrition assistance to an estimated 1.1 million people. WFP aims to maintain and progressively improve food security outcomes among targeted refugees and vulnerable kenyan populations, while also maintaining or restoring adequate nutritional status among children under five through timely access to specialized nutritious foods (snfs) and appropriate supplementation.