Cochran Fellowship Program FY2026
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- USDA-FAS-10962-0700-10926-0001
- Agency
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Foreign Agricultural Service
Department of Agriculture
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $150,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 10.962 Cochran Fellowship Program
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Agriculture
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
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- Desiree Lawrence desiree.lawrence@usda.gov (202) 690-0947
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service is soliciting applications for the Cochran Fellowship Program to support international agricultural training initiatives, with applications due August 14, 2026. Eligible applicants are state cooperative institutions, colleges, and universities in the United States registered on SAM.gov. The program offers $1,050,000 in total federal funding with an anticipated seven awards of up to $150,000 each, structured as cooperative agreements with indirect costs capped at 10% for nonprofit institutions.
The program funds 2-week consecutive training courses delivered in the United States to agriculturalists from emerging market economies, with each course hosting up to 12 international participants. FY2026 covers seven designated training topics targeting specific countries and sectors: Genetic Engineering Risk Assessment, Regulation, and Policy (Indonesia); Feed Industry Market Development for U.S. Genetically Engineered Corn and Soy (Thailand); Promotion of U.S. Food Products (Egypt); Overview of U.S. Softwood Species (Vietnam); Promotion of U.S. Poultry (Uzbekistan); Advancing Regulatory Approaches for Genetic Engineering of Plants (Morocco and Tunisia); and Genome Editing (Egypt). All training must be completed by September 30, 2027.
Host institutions must provide ground transportation, domestic airfare, lodging, and within-U.S. logistics; USDA/FAS manages participant recruitment, J-1 visa support, and emergency medical insurance. Final reports including performance metrics and individual action plan implementation are due 120 days after program completion.
Evaluation criteria are expertise (30 points), experience in international training (10 points), training plan quality (30 points), quality assurance plan (10 points), budget reasonableness (15 points), and overall quality (5 points). The deadline for submitting questions is June 15, 2026. Applications are submitted through ezFedGrants. The program's CFDA number is 10.962.
Synopsis
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, Fellowship Programs, announces this funding opportunity to support the Cochran Fellowship Program by issuing a new award. This opportunity is available to State cooperative institutions or other colleges and universities in the United States, as defined at 7 U.S.C. § 3103. This program is intended to support applied research, extension, and education collaborations between U.S. researchers and their foreign counterparts from selected emerging market economies.
Benefits to the United States:
• This program makes America more prosperous by increasing American agricultural exports to new or expanded overseas markets.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| FY26 CFP NOFO FINAL.pdf |
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