Evaluation of Rural Development’s Investments in Food Supply Chains

Agency: Rural Business-Cooperative Service

10.890 -- Rural Development Cooperative Agreement Program

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

This Notice announces that Rural Development (RD or the Agency) is accepting proposals to evaluate the impact of RD’s grants and loan programs on regional food supply chains. This funding opportunity will be administered by the RD Innovation Center, in partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of Budget and Program Analysis (OBPA). The Agency is announcing $750,000 in competitive cooperative agreement funds in fiscal year (FY) 2023. The Agency may select one (1) or no Cooperator. RD reserves the right to withhold the awarding of any funds. Applications must receive a minimum score of at least 60 points to be considered. This Notice lists the information needed to submit an application for these funds.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

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Additional information

Organizations eligible to apply include public and private sector institutions with five or more years of experience conducting research on U.S. food systems or evaluations of federally funded programs in support of strengthening food supply chains. Individuals are not eligible to apply. Applicants must demonstrate they have the capacity and resources to carry out the evaluation and complete all tasks and deliverables within the Period of Performance. Applicants must specifically demonstrate past experience and current capacity to design and implement formative, performance, and impact evaluations.

Grantor contact information

Description

Kasey Martin

Email

kasey.martin@usda.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
Competitive_Cooperative_Agreement_FINAL_8.9.23.pdf	USDA-RD-RBCS-InvestFSC-23-Full Announcement	Aug 9, 2023 03:47 PM UTC
RD400-1.pdf	RD 400-1, Equal Opportunity Agreement	Aug 9, 2023 03:55 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Archived: October 8, 2023

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

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Program Funding

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Funding opportunity number:

USDA-RD-RBCS-INVESTFSC-23

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Agriculture

Business and commerce

Food and nutrition

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History

Version:

Posted date:

August 9, 2023

Archive date:

October 8, 2023