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Cochran Fellowship Program FY2026

Agency: Foreign Agricultural Service

Assistance Listings: 10.962 -- Cochran Fellowship Program

Last Updated: June 15, 2026

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, Fellowship Programs, announces this funding opportunity to support the Cochran Fellowship Program by issuing a new award. This opportunity is available to State cooperative institutions or other colleges and universities in the United States, as defined at 7 U.S.C. § 3103. This program is intended to support applied research, extension, and education collaborations between U.S. researchers and their foreign counterparts from selected emerging market economies.

Benefits to the United States:

• This program makes America more prosperous by increasing American agricultural exports to new or expanded overseas markets.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

State cooperative institutions or other colleges and universities in the United States, as defined at 7 U.S.C. § 3103.All applicants must have an active registration in the U.S. Government System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) before the application submission deadline of the announcement. Applicants with inactive, expired, pending, or excluded listings will be deemed ineligible. Exceptions, waivers, or extensions will not be considered. More information about SAM.gov registration can be found in Section 9, Other Information.

Grantor contact information

Description

Desiree Lawrence Desiree.Lawrence@usda.gov 202-690-0947

Email

USDA Email

Desiree.Lawrence@usda.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
FY26_CFP_NOFO_FINAL.pdf
FULL NOFO
Jun 15, 2026 11:53 AM UTC

Link to additional information

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Closing: August 14, 2026

Application process

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

Award

$1,050,000

Program Funding

7

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$150,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

USDA-FAS-10962-0700-10926-0001

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Agriculture

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

1

Posted date:

June 15, 2026

Archive date:

September 13, 2026

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