Food for Progress Program

Agency: Foreign Agricultural Service

10.606 -- Food for Progress

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

The Food for Progress program provides for the donation of U.S. agricultural commodities to developing countries and emerging democracies that are committed to introducing or expanding free enterprise in their agricultural economies. Donated commodities are typically monetized (or sold on the local market), and the proceeds are used to fund agricultural development activities.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

Private Voluntary Organizations, Cooperatives, Intergovernmental Organizations, Foreign Governments

Grantor contact information

Description

Nicola Sakhleh Branch Chief 202-720-4221

Email

Email account for all inquiries and questions

ppded@fas.usda.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
FFPrFY15ProposalAnnouncement.pdf	Opportunity Announcement	Sep 26, 2014 10:12 PM UTC

Link to additional information

The full announcement, proposal guidance, link to electronic submission, supporting documentation can be found on the Web site listed.

Archived: February 2, 2015

Application process

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

Award

$250,000,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$--

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

USDA-FAS-FFPR-15

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Food and nutrition

Agriculture

Regional development

Category Explanation:

Food Aid, Food Assistance, International Development,Agricultural Processing Development, Agricultural Knowledge and Capacity Building, Farming Systems Development

History

Version:

Posted date:

September 29, 2014

Archive date:

February 2, 2015