Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program FY2026
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- USDA-FAS-10777-0700-107-26-0001
- Agency
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Foreign Agricultural Service
Department of Agriculture
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $750,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Agriculture
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
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- Nicola Sakhleh nicola.sakhleh@usda.gov (202) 720-4228
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service is soliciting applications for the Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program FY2026, with applications due August 14, 2026. Eligible applicants are State cooperative institutions or other colleges and universities in the United States as defined at 7 U.S.C. 3103. All applicants must maintain an active SAM.gov registration before submission; applications with inactive, expired, pending, or excluded SAM.gov listings will be deemed ineligible.
The opportunity funds up to $2,625,000 across six anticipated awards of up to $750,000 each, with approximately $75,000 per participant. Six research topics are available, each receiving one award: Advancing Regulatory Approaches for Genetic Engineering Corn and Soy (Vietnam); Trade Facilitation for U.S. Genetic Engineering Corn and Soy (Thailand); Genetic Engineering Risk Assessment (Indonesia); Advancing Regulatory Approaches for Genetic Engineering of Plants (Morocco & Tunisia); Genome Editing (Egypt); and Advancing New World Screwworm Risk Modeling (Mexico). Agreements typically span two years to cover initial fellowships and post-program mentor follow-up visits.
Awards support up to 12-week fellowships placing participants at U.S. research institutions with faculty mentors. Allowable costs include participant international and domestic airfare, housing, meals and incidentals, program fees, field visits, and mentor travel for pre- and post-program visits to participant home countries. Indirect costs for nonprofit institutions are capped at 10% of direct costs. All selected participants must attend Washington D.C. orientation and debrief visits together in person, and mentor pre-fellowship and follow-up visits are mandatory budget requirements. The program must be implemented by September 30, 2027.
Applications are evaluated on expertise and experience (30 points), program design and implementation (30 points), budget and narrative (30 points), and spelling, grammar, and completeness (10 points). The CFDA number is 10.777. Recipients must submit annual and final financial and performance reports and maintain records for three years after final reports are submitted.
Synopsis
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, Fellowship Programs, announces this funding opportunity to support the Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology 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 strengthening trade and expanding and developing new markets with current and potential trading partners.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| Q&A Webinar Notes_Final.pdf | ||
| FY26 BFP NOFO FINAL.pdf |
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