Project Grant USCO2023AUIBAR

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service awarded a $444,667.12 Cooperative Agreement on August 14, 2023 to Akademiya2063 (A2063), a non-profit organization, under the Technical Agricultural Assistance (CFDA 10.960) program. Through this award, A2063 will collaborate with the African Union Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Environment and the African Continental Free Trade Agreement Secretariat to support the implementation of the...

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 cooperative agreement award of $199,999.98 from the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will support Tuskegee University in hosting the 8th Pan African Conference and Workshop on Sanitary/Phytosanitary Regulations and Science-Based Risk Analysis to Promote Agricultural Trade in Africa from March 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024. The conference and workshop aim to strengthen partnerships and collaborations for international training and technology...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $4,957,340.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is for a Sanitary/Phyto-Sanitary (SPS) and Science-Based Risk Analysis Training Program to Increase African Involvement in Trade. The award, which runs from February 22, 2024 to February 21, 2026, is funded under CFDA 10.025 - Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care. The program aims to protect U.S. agriculture from economically damaging...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $200,000 Food for Progress Project Grant to Partners of the Americas, Inc. to implement agricultural development activities in developing countries. The grant, awarded on January 16, 2024, will support technical assistance, training, research, and capacity building initiatives focused on improving agricultural productivity and expanding agricultural trade. Key activities include those related to climate-smart agriculture, trade-enabling...

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 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) through the Technical Agricultural Assistance program (CFDA 10.960), provides $1,000,000 to the Inter American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) to build capacity of public and private stakeholders in the prevention and control of African Swine Fever (ASF) and related transboundary animal diseases in the Western Hemisphere. Under this 4-year agreement, IICA will provide management, logistics...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service awarded a $259,513.10 Cooperative Agreement under the Scientific Exchanges Program (CFDA 10.620) to the University of Florida Division of Sponsored Research. The agreement aims to 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...

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $399,784 Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328) project grant to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation, also known as the Office of Sponsored Programs, to develop and deliver a customized training program for small food producers, especially those that are minority, women-owned, or in underserved communities in Georgia. The project will create a six-day interactive workshop series utilizing a cohort model,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a $546,765 Project Grant to South Carolina State University (SCSU) under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328). The 3-year grant aims to provide training and technical assistance to increase the number of socially disadvantaged, beginning, and limited-resource farmers that are Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)-certified and Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) compliant. By targeting these underserved farming populations, the project...