Food for Progress Program Notice of Funding Opportunity Fiscal Year 2026
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- USDA-FAS-FOOD-FOR-PROGRESS-PROGRAM-26-00
- Agency
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Foreign Agricultural Service
Department of Agriculture
- Applications due
- Award size
- $28,000,000 to $35,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 10.606 Food for Progress
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Agriculture
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service is soliciting applications for cooperative agreements under the Food for Progress Program (CFDA 10.606) by July 6, 2026, at 5:00 P.M. EDT to fund agricultural development in seven priority countries through monetization of U.S. agricultural commodities. The program offers approximately $226 million with anticipated awards of $28 million to $35 million per country across a four- to five-year performance period beginning October 1, 2026.
Eligible applicants include governments of emerging agricultural countries, intergovernmental organizations, private voluntary organizations, nonprofits, nongovernmental organizations, universities, and other private entities that maintain active registration in SAM.gov with a valid Unique Entity Identifier before the application deadline. Cost share is not required, but applicants providing one percent or more of total operating budget may receive up to two bonus points.
Priority countries and sectors are Bangladesh (Trade Facilitation), Bolivia (Dairy Value Chain), Ecuador (Trade Facilitation and SPS Modernization), Morocco (Food Safety and Cold Storage in Livestock), Philippines (Ube Value Chain Development), Sri Lanka (Dairy Value Chain), and Thailand (Dairy Sector Modernization). Applications must allocate a minimum of 70 percent of the operating budget directly to program activities and dedicate a minimum of 3 percent of total operating budget to monitoring and evaluation (5–10 percent for impact evaluations).
Required application components include strategic analysis (10 pages), plan of operation (13 pages), organizational capacity and staffing (4 pages), project-level results framework and performance indicators, monitoring and evaluation brief (3 pages), commodity management plan (5 pages), and detailed budget demonstrating cost-effectiveness and private sector engagement. Applications must be submitted through the Food Aid Information System. Anticipated funding selection is August 24, 2026, with award notifications by September 24, 2026. Recent amendments modified monitoring and evaluation requirements effective May 29, 2026; Q&A documents issued June 3–June 19, 2026, provide substantive clarifications on budget submission, geographic targeting, subrecipient definitions, and application procedures.
Synopsis
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Update #3 · Latest ·
The Food for Progress Program provides for the donation of U.S. agricultural commodities to developing countries and emerging democracies committed to introducing and expanding free enterprise in the agricultural sector. The commodities are generally sold on the local market, and the proceeds are used to support agricultural development activities.
Per the Food Security Act of 1985, (7 U.S.C. § 1736o(d)), the Food for Progress Program has six specific objectives:
- Access, on the part of farmers in the country, to private, competitive markets for their products;
- Market pricing of eligible commodities to foster adequate private sector incentives to individual farmers to produce food on a regular basis for the country's domestic needs;
- Establishment of market-determined foreign exchange rates;
- Timely availability of production inputs (such as seed, fertilizer, or pesticides) to farmers;
- Access to technologies appropriate to the level of agricultural development in country; and
- Construction of facilities and distribution systems necessary to handle perishable products.
These can be summarized through two high-level strategic objectives: (1) increase agricultural productivity, and (2) expand trade of agricultural products (domestically, regionally, and/or internationally). These objectives work to enhance the competitiveness of American agricultural markets while promoting private sector engagement and encouraging innovation in emerging markets. The Food for Progress Program also represents the America First priorities by investing in strategically selected partner countries committed to improving agricultural productivity and expanding agricultural trade and opening new markets for U.S. agricultural goods while seeking to support vulnerable communities across the world.
Go to Related Documents to find the full announcement, details on how to apply, instructions on accessing the Food Aid Information System, weekly responses to questions, and other important information.
Update #2 ·
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), originally issued May 21, 2026, has been modified as follows and these changes are also highlighted in yellow in the NOFO. May 29, 2026 Updated Monitoring and Evaluation Brief - Evaluation Approach and Methodology to remove reference to evaluation plan. May 29, 2026 Updated Appendix A - Application Content Checklist Required Content and Forms to align with Content Guidance section e. Monitoring and Evaluation: Project-Level Results Framework; Performance Indicators; Monitoring and Evaluation Brief. May 29, 2026 Updated Table A. Content and Points - Monitoring and Evaluation to align with Content Guidance section e. Monitoring and Evaluation: included Monitoring and Evaluation Brief and removed references to narrative theory of change and evaluation plan. -
The Food for Progress Program provides for the donation of U.S. agricultural commodities to developing countries and emerging democracies committed to introducing and expanding free enterprise in the agricultural sector. The commodities are generally sold on the local market, and the proceeds are used to support agricultural development activities.
Per the Food Security Act of 1985, (7 U.S.C. § 1736o(d)), the Food for Progress Program has six specific objectives:
- Access, on the part of farmers in the country, to private, competitive markets for their products;
- Market pricing of eligible commodities to foster adequate private sector incentives to individual farmers to produce food on a regular basis for the country's domestic needs;
- Establishment of market-determined foreign exchange rates;
- Timely availability of production inputs (such as seed, fertilizer, or pesticides) to farmers;
- Access to technologies appropriate to the level of agricultural development in country; and
- Construction of facilities and distribution systems necessary to handle perishable products.
These can be summarized through two high-level strategic objectives: (1) increase agricultural productivity, and (2) expand trade of agricultural products (domestically, regionally, and/or internationally). These objectives work to enhance the competitiveness of American agricultural markets while promoting private sector engagement and encouraging innovation in emerging markets. The Food for Progress Program also represents the America First priorities by investing in strategically selected partner countries committed to improving agricultural productivity and expanding agricultural trade and opening new markets for U.S. agricultural goods while seeking to support vulnerable communities across the world.
Go to Related Documents to find the full announcement, details on how to apply, instructions on accessing the Food Aid Information System, weekly responses to questions, and other important information.
Update #1 ·
The Food for Progress Program provides for the donation of U.S. agricultural commodities to developing countries and emerging democracies committed to introducing and expanding free enterprise in the agricultural sector. The commodities are generally sold on the local market, and the proceeds are used to support agricultural development activities.
Per the Food Security Act of 1985, (7 U.S.C. § 1736o(d)), the Food for Progress Program has six specific objectives:
- Access, on the part of farmers in the country, to private, competitive markets for their products;
- Market pricing of eligible commodities to foster adequate private sector incentives to individual farmers to produce food on a regular basis for the country's domestic needs;
- Establishment of market-determined foreign exchange rates;
- Timely availability of production inputs (such as seed, fertilizer, or pesticides) to farmers;
- Access to technologies appropriate to the level of agricultural development in country; and
- Construction of facilities and distribution systems necessary to handle perishable products.
These can be summarized through two high-level strategic objectives: (1) increase agricultural productivity, and (2) expand trade of agricultural products (domestically, regionally, and/or internationally). These objectives work to enhance the competitiveness of American agricultural markets while promoting private sector engagement and encouraging innovation in emerging markets. The Food for Progress Program also represents the America First priorities by investing in strategically selected partner countries committed to improving agricultural productivity and expanding agricultural trade and opening new markets for U.S. agricultural goods while seeking to support vulnerable communities across the world.
Go to Related Documents to find the full announcement, details on how to apply, instructions on accessing the Food Aid Information System, weekly responses to questions, and other important information.
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