Food for Peace, Title II Emergency

(1) Improve Political and Economic Stability in Beneficiary Countries through Improved Food Security (2) Establish New Markets for U.S. Agricultural Producers

America's farmers and ranchers are the best in the world - blessed with the most bountiful land, armed with the most innovative techniques, and supported by an agricultural policy that encourages bold approaches but protects against risk. Since the advent of the Marshall Plan in 1945, it has been the policy of the United States to share its agricultural bounty with those less fortunate around the world. This program will enhance and complement existing international food assistance programs through the purchase of U.S. agricultural commodities and their donation to destination countries which are: (a) Currently experiencing an acute shortage of food, due to exigent circumstances such as (but not limited to) natural disaster, civil conflict, or resultant population movements; (b) Friendly to the United States; and (c) Seeking to improve their political or economic stability through sound, evidence-based policy decisions. Funded projects will make America safer, stronger and more prosperous, while advancing the Department's core objectives, and ensuring a return on investment for American farmers, ranchers and agricultural producers.

Private voluntary organizations or cooperatives (as defined at 7 USC §§ 1732(8) and 1732(4), respectively) and International Organizations (as defined at 22 USC § 288)

Food insecure populations in designated foreign countries

The principal purpose of each project is to distribute U.S. agricultural commodities to reduce acute food insecurity in those countries. Each award will incorporate an approved plan of action that describes the particular locations for project activities and methods and mechanisms of operation.

Agreements are expected to be 3-5 years in duration, unless especially unique circumstances exist.

Applicants will be evaluated based on the extent and quality to which they demonstrate that they have the capabilities, staff, and resources to successfully perform the project, as well as the quality of their demonstration. FAS will use these criteria to evaluate the content provided by Applicant's submission, and award points using the point system specified in the Notice of Funding Opportunity. FAS may invite comments from other USG agencies on its award recommendations, but FAS will make the final determination on which applications to accept.

FAS will assemble a panel committee consisting of technical reviewers and scorers to review applications for each individual Funding Opportunity or Track. This panel may include both Federal and non-Federal persons. The panel committee will review the programmatic merits of the applications based on the evaluation criteria identified in the Notice of Funding Opportunity. Following panel committee review, technical reviewer and scorers who participated on the panel committee will provide summary comments, scorers and funding recommendations on the application. The FAS Administrator will make the final selection of applications to approve for funding. The FAS Administrator will give serious consideration to recommendations from IFAD and the panel committees, but may also consider the following factors in making the award selections: Agency priorities, such as achieving greater geographical dispersion, program balance, or diversity; and the agency's alignment within USG's whole of government approach to agricultural development and innovation, as determined by USDA.