McGovern Dole - Q A Responses Week of March 4-8 2024.pdf
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This document provides questions and answers regarding the Fiscal Year 2024 McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program notice of funding opportunity. USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service will consider applications for projects in priority countries including Angola, Bangladesh, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Laos, Malawi, and Rwanda, with Angola and El Salvador as countries without current active projects. The agency will prioritize funding for priority country applications but will consider applications for non-priority countries with sufficient justification. Eligible organizations can access the full notice on Grants.gov and apply through the Food Aid Information System. The McGovern-Dole Program aims to reduce hunger and improve literacy and education for children, especially girls, through school feeding, teacher training, and related support. The program is implemented under the Food for Education federal grant program with CFDA number 10.608 through USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service.
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McGovern-Dole FY2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity
Questions and Answers
Week of March 4-8, 2024
1. Q: Can USDA confirm if a proposal for a non-priority country will be considered?
A: Please refer to page 10 of the McGovern-Dole NOFO, Section 9. PROGRAM OVERVIEW, OBJECTIVES, AND PRIORITIES “USDA/FAS will consider applications from all eligible organizations, including current Recipients and new organizations. USDA/FAS will prioritize funding for projects in priority countries. For additional information on the priority countries for this funding opportunity, Applicants should refer to Appendix B: Country Specific Guidance.
USDA/FAS will consider funding a project in a non-priority country, but an application for a non-priority country must include sufficient justification.”
2. Q: Can USDA make the evaluations for the current McGovern-Dole projects in priority countries available for the public?
A: It is true that not all approved evaluations are currently available on the Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC); USDA is experiencing a posting backlog. USDA will prioritize posting evaluations for priority countries over the next few months and recommends that organizations continue to check the DEC regularly. However, organizations may also request copies of the evaluations by emailing the address available in the McGovern-Dole NOFO (PPDED@usda.gov). If available, USDA can directly send approved evaluations to any requestor, should they not be posted publicly yet.
3. Q: How can applicants access the full announcement electronically for the Fiscal Year 2024 McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program?
A: The Fiscal Year 2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity for the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program has been published to Grants.gov accessible via this URL link: (https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/352719)
4. Q: What organizations are eligible to apply for the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program?
A: Please refer to page 14 of the McGovern-Dole NOFO, Section C. ELIGIBILITY
INFORMATION.
https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/352719
5. Q: Is there a Fiscal Year 2024 solicitation on FAIS for organizations to apply for the McGovern-Dole program?
A: Yes, log into FAIS. In FAIS, under the “Proposal” section on the top right, in the drop-down, the first option is “Solicitation”. Under this section is the 2024 McGovern-Dole Solicitation. If you encounter further technical issues, please feel free to contact PPDED@usda.gov https://fas.usda.gov/food-aid-information-system mailto:PPDED@usda.gov
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