Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement (LRP) Program
Agency: Foreign Agricultural Service
Assistance Listings: 10.612 -- USDA Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement Program
Last Updated: May 13, 2026
Description
Funding Opportunity Description: Under the LRP program, recipients use grant funds to purchase eligible commodities, support activities to improve the availability of commodity supply in developing countries, and pay for associated administrative and operational costs related to the implementation of field-based projects in a foreign country pursuant to an agreement with USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). USDA-FAS may give preference for funding to eligible entities that have, or are working towards, projects under the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program...
(McGovern-Dole). Applications will be prioritized for the following countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Honduras, Kenya, and Tanzania. The USDA LRP Program will focus primarily on development programs, although the rule also provides for the furnishing of food assistance through an emergency response (7 CFR § 1590), through a field-based project for a period of not less than one year and not more than two years.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Assistance may be provided to private voluntary organizations, cooperatives, or intergovernmental organizations, as specified in the LRP Regulations (7 CFR § 1590.1(d)).
Grantor contact information
Description
Ingrid Ardjosoediro
Branch Chief, Food for Education
Food Aid Division
Office of Capacity Building and Development
Foreign Agricultural Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
(202) 720-4221
ppded@fas.usda.gov
Food Assistance Division Contact Email Address
Documents
No documents are currently available.
Link to additional information
Archived: June 11, 2017
Award
$5,000,000
Program Funding
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Expected awards
$1,000,000
Award Minimum
$2,500,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
USDA-FAS-LRP-17
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Agriculture
Education
Other
Category Explanation:
Food Aid, Food Assistance, School Feeding, Food for Education, International Development
History
Version:
1
Posted date:
March 13, 2017
Archive date:
June 11, 2017
