Food for Peace Emergency Program (EP)
Inactive
- Assistance listing
- 98.008
- Grant awards
- 843 $10,928,328,147 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance types
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- Project Grant
- Cooperative Agreement
- Block Grant
- Formula Grant
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance administers the Food for Peace Emergency Program (Assistance Listing 98.008), which funds life-saving food and nutrition assistance to food-insecure populations in conflict-affected, crisis-prone, and disaster-impacted countries worldwide. The most recent grant award was obligated on October 11, 2024—a $19.8 million Project Grant to provide food assistance to conflict-affected populations in Sudan.
The program has sustained steady activity over the past five years, averaging between 34 and 57 awards annually. Since its inception in 1996, the program has distributed 843 total awards worth $10.93 billion in combined federal dollars obligated (with $11.01 billion in total federal and non-federal share combined). Recent award volume has held at 38 awards in 2024 after declining from peaks of 57 in 2020 to 34 in 2023, suggesting stabilization at moderate levels.
Funded activities center on emergency distribution of in-kind food commodities and cash-based nutrition assistance. Representative recent awards demonstrate the scope: direct provision of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) and fortified commodities to treat severe acute malnutrition in children and pregnant and lactating women; bulk food commodity distribution (corn-soy blend, lentils, oil, rice) to food-insecure households and refugees; school feeding programs; and support for displacement populations. Transportation, storage, internal logistics, and commodity costs are allowable. A single mega-award to the World Food Programme for Yemen ($499 million obligated in March 2023) represents a significant outlier; most awards cluster in the $1–13 million range, with many International Food Relief Partnership (IFRP) transport and distribution awards falling below $500 thousand.
Funding is concentrated within USAID: the parent agency accounts for 705 awards and $8.54 billion (78% of federal dollars), the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance controls 81 awards and $1.43 billion (13%), and the Bureau for Management accounts for the remainder. The portfolio is predominantly Project Grants (553 awards, 66%), with meaningful shares of Cooperative Agreements (176, 21%) and Block Grants (113, 13%).
Recent grant opportunities reflect recurring solicitation cycles. The 2024 Final International Food Relief Partnership Transport RFA (solicitation 720BHA24RFA00001, due June 5, 2024, posted March 25, 2024) seeks private voluntary organizations and public international organizations to transport and distribute pre-packaged commodities globally. The BHA Multi-Year Annual Program Statement (720BHA23APS00002, posted June 2023) opened multiple rounds targeting specific countries—Round 1 focused on resilience and food security in Somalia (draft comment period closed February 16, 2024) and Round 2 on Madagascar. Both restrict eligibility to unrestricted applicant types and offer Cooperative Agreement and Grant instruments. No currently open IFRP transport or emergency food assistance opportunities appear in the source, though the multi-year APS remains active for country-specific rounds.
Objective and description
- Objective
To improve access, availability and utilization of food in food insecure environments abroad. The priority for Title II emergency programs is to prevent hunger and malnutrition in food insecure areas or countries.
Grant opportunities
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Grant awards
Latest 10 of 843 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Nations World Food Programme | $8,611,645,699 | 79% |
| 2 | Catholic Relief Services - United States Conference Of Catholic Bishops | $521,217,642 | 5% |
| 3 | World Vision Inc. | $153,080,648 | 1% |
| 4 | Unicef | $137,589,273 | 1% |
| 5 | Save The Children Federation, Inc. | $96,673,591 | 1% |
| 6 | Breedlove Foods Inc. | $74,715,008 | 1% |
| 7 | Mercy Corps | $59,081,877 | 1% |
| 8 | Cooperative For Assistance And Relief Everywhere, Inc. | $49,955,732 | <1% |
8 of 101 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | -$15,877,180 |
| FY2025 | $64,866,285 |
| FY2024 | $454,115,284 |
| FY2023 | $1,327,364,663 |
| FY2022 | $777,146,757 |
| FY2021 | $468,706,286 |
| FY2020 | $1,156,851,074 |
| FY2019 | $376,041,405 |
| FY2018 | $1,060,500,003 |
| FY2017 | $705,137,598 |
| FY2016 | $77,277,729 |
| FY2015 | $64,679,998 |
| FY2014 | $558,444,797 |
| FY2013 | $204,068,402 |
| FY2012 | $283,602,525 |
| FY2011 | $700,498,281 |
| FY2010 | $943,571,778 |
| FY2009 | $773,545,095 |
| FY2008 | $885,815,976 |
| FY2007 | $634,639,792 |
| FY2006 | $632,521 |
| FY2005 | $1,024,765 |
| FY2004 | -$80,978 |
| FY2002 | -$13,314 |
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Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 98.008?
Assistance Listing 98.008 is Food for Peace Emergency Program (EP), a federal grant program run by US Agency for International Development. It is inactive.
What is the CFDA number for Food for Peace Emergency Program (EP)?
Its CFDA number is 98.008: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 98.008 awarded?
843 grant awards under 98.008 have obligated $10,928,328,147 in federal funds to 101 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 98.008?
The recipients obligated the most under Food for Peace Emergency Program (EP) are United Nations World Food Programme ($8,611,645,699), Catholic Relief Services - United States Conference Of Catholic Bishops ($521,217,642) and World Vision Inc. ($153,080,648).
How much did 98.008 obligate in fiscal year 2025?
Grants under 98.008 obligated $64,866,285 in federal funds in fiscal year 2025.
Are there open grant opportunities under 98.008?
No opportunity listed under 98.008 is open now. The latest, 2024-final-ifrp-transport-RFA, was posted on March 25, 2024.
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