Project Grant 7828452

This $25 million cooperative agreement awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service will fund a Food for Education project in Liberia through September 2026. The project aims to improve education, food security, and health for school-age children in Liberia, especially girls, through the McGovern-Dole Food for Education Program (CFDA #10.608). Save the Children Federation, Inc. will implement the agreement by providing $25 million in agricultural...

This $27,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (CFDA 10.608) aims to improve food security, reduce hunger, and enhance literacy and primary education in Bangladesh. The prime awardee, the United Nations World Food Programme, will provide weekly school meals of fortified biscuits, boiled eggs, UHT milk, and seasonal fruit to 31,936 students in 149 schools in the Madhabpur...

The Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service awarded $28.5 million under the Food for Education (CFDA 10.608) McGovern-Dole Program to Catholic Relief Services - United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on September 16, 2022. This Cooperative Agreement will support a food for education project in Lesotho through September 2025. The project aims to improve education, food security, health and literacy rates for school-aged children in Lesotho, with a focus on girls. Catholic...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $27,500,000 Cooperative Agreement through the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (CFDA 10.608) to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on September 30, 2024. This funding supports a school feeding and literacy program in Laos, with a key sub-award to Catholic Relief Services - United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (CRS-USCCB) to monitor the school meals program, implement inclusive...

This $25 million cooperative agreement awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service will fund the Global Communities organization to implement a Food for Education project in Guatemala through September 2026. The project aims to improve education, food security, and health for school-age children, especially girls, through the donation of agricultural commodities and provision of financial and technical assistance. Specifically, the McGovern-Dole Food for...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $27,225,000 Cooperative Agreement to Lutheran World Relief Inc. under the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (CFDA 10.608) on September 30, 2024. This program aims to reduce hunger and improve literacy and primary education, especially for girls, in low-income, food-deficit countries. Through this Cooperative Agreement, Lutheran World Relief Inc. will use U.S. food resources to introduce and expand food...

This $27,500,000 Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (CFDA 10.608), aims to improve food security, reduce hunger, and enhance literacy and primary education in Malawi. The primary objective is to provide school meals, teacher training, and related support to boost school enrollment, particularly for girls. The prime recipient, Cooperative For Assistance And Relief...

This $28,000,000 cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food for Education program (CFDA 10.608) provides funding to Save The Children Federation, Inc. to implement the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition program in Guatemala. The key objectives are to improve food security, reduce hunger, and enhance literacy and primary education, with a focus on supporting girls' education. The award will fund school feeding programs, literacy...

The Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service awarded a $25 million cooperative agreement under the McGovern-Dole Food for Education program to Global Communities, Inc. to implement a food for education project in Madagascar from October 2021 through September 2026. The key objective of the McGovern-Dole program is to reduce hunger and improve literacy and primary education, especially for girls, by providing school meals, teacher training and related support. Under this award,...

The Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service awarded a $25 million cooperative agreement under the Food for Education (CFDA 10.608) federal grant program to Mercy Corps. The five-year award will support a food for education project in Kyrgyzstan through September 2026. Key objectives of the McGovern-Dole Program include reducing hunger and improving literacy and primary education outcomes, especially for girls, by providing school meals, teacher training, and related support....