OpportunityTitle: FY 2022 FFPr Limited Merit Based NOFO
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Current FFPr award recipients with active cooperative agreements which have completed monetization and have a minimum of $300,000 in remaining freight funding available. Applicants must have submitted their mid-term evaluation to IFAD prior to the publication date of this NOFO and ensure that the mid-term evaluation is available in FAIS (see Appendix I: Document Checklist). Prior recipients of additional funds under the merit based NOFO are not eligible [NOFO FY 2020 USDA-FAS-0700-10606-C or USDA-FAS-0700-10606-C2 or FY 2021 USDA-FAS-0700-10606-D]
Description: Program OverviewThe Food for Progress Program (FFPr) assists developing and emerging countriesstrengthen their agricultural sectors. U.S. agricultural commodities are provided toeligible entities as part of the agreement awards, which are then monetized inlocal and/or regional markets. These proceeds are used to implement agricultural,economic development projects.Program ObjectivesThe FFPr program has two principal objectives:To improve agricultural productivity; andTo expand trade of agricultural products.Program PrioritiesThe program funding priorities of this NOFO are to support active FFPragreements through a limited competitive process with current year commodityfunds. Freight funds are not available under this Limited Merit Based NOFO.Applicants would only be able to utilize remaining freight funds in their existingaward.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Program Email Address
GrantorContactText: Food for Progress Branch Director &lt;br/&gt;1400 Independence Ave. SW, Room 6970, Mailstop 1034 &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20250 &lt;br/&gt;Phone: (202) 720-2637