Cooperative Agreement SNEAAC19CA0057

This $19,350,000 Cooperative Agreement award was made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) under the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (CFDA 10.608). The grant will support the introduction and expansion of food resources in Tunisia by Partners of the Americas, Inc., a non-profit organization with extensive experience in international development programs. The project aims to address hunger, improve literacy,...

This $749,923 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) aims to strengthen the capacity of refugee farming incubators to provide more effective training and technical assistance (T&TA) for their participants. The key objectives are to: 1) create a community of practice among the incubator participants, 2) develop and teach new approaches for adult...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service awarded a $299,600.40 Cooperative Agreement under the Scientific Exchanges Program (CFDA 10.620) to the University of Tennessee's Ut AG Research Division (doing business as Tennessee Agriculture Experien) on October 1, 2023. This program will build regional capacity in Africa to research and illustrate how the adoption of improved animal feeding practices, innovative and efficient fertilizer and nutrient management, and...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture (CFDA 10.326) program provides $745,000 over three years to the University of Tennessee at Martin (UT Martin) to strengthen foundations of sustainable food security through education, research, and outreach in northwest Tennessee and Kenya. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1)...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service under the Scientific Exchanges Program (CFDA 10.620) provides $299,999.70 to the University of California, Davis to build regional capacity in Africa for research and training on improved animal feeding, innovative fertilizer practices, and sustainable cropping methods among smallholder farmers. The award will fund 12-week training programs in the U.S. for international agricultural fellows, mentor...

This $260,000 cooperative agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (CFDA 10.620 - Scientific Exchanges Program), will support Mississippi State University's (MSU) efforts to build regional capacity and research how the adoption of improved animal feeding, fertilizer, nutrient management, and cropping practices can reduce food insecurity among African smallholder farmers. The program will provide 12-week training and mentorship programs at MSU for a...

This $253,999.90 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service's Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program (CFDA 10.620) will build regional capacity to research and illustrate how the adoption of improved animal feeding coupled with innovative and efficient fertilizer, nutrient management, and cropping practices among African smallholder farmers can assist in reducing food insecurity. The prime awardee, Iowa...

The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to the Association Pour LE Developpement DES Paysans De Mecette under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs federal grant program (CFDA #85.750). The grant will support expanding access to credit, training in ecological farming techniques, and providing supplies to improve agricultural and livestock production for farmers in Plateau Central, Haiti through March 2024. These strategic investments from the grant aim to increase...

The Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service awarded a $200,000 cooperative agreement to the African Union Interafrican Bureau For Animal Resources from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023 under the Technical Agricultural Assistance program (CFDA 10.960). The award will support the African Union's efforts to strengthen animal health systems and facilitate regional trade within the continent. Specifically, the African Union will implement capacity building projects to help...

This federal Project Grant award, with an obligated amount of $500,000.00, was provided by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) CFDA program 10.310. The award, titled "Project FARM (Fostering Agricultural Research and Mentoring)", will empower 14 rural middle school science teachers in Alabama to integrate agricultural inquiry activities into their curricula and science fairs. This initiative aims to...