Food for Progress

In order to use the food resources of the United States more effectively in support of developing countries, and countries that are emerging democracies that have made commitments to introduce or expand free enterprise elements in their agricultural economies through changes in commodity pricing, marketing, input availability, distribution, and private sector involvement, Food for Progress (FFPr) furnishes agricultural commodities to those countries, which are then sold. The proceeds from those sales is used to provide technical assistance intended to improve agricultural productivity in those countries, and to expand trade of agricultural products to, from, and within those countries. Program effectiveness is tracked against 24 standard indicators relating to increased agricultural productivity, improved land and water resource quality, use of financial services, institutional capacity, leverage of private sector resources, post-harvest infrastructure, and expansion of agricultural trade.

An intergovernmental organization, a private voluntary organization, a nonprofit agricultural organization or cooperative, a nongovernmental organization, a college or university in the United States (as defined by the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Act of 1977), or any other private entity.

Applicants will be evaluated based on the extent and quality to which they demonstrate that they have the capabilities, staff, and resources to successfully perform the project, as well as the quality of their demonstration. FAS will use these criteria to evaluate the content provided by Applicant's submission, and award points using the point system specified in the Notice of Funding Opportunity. FAS may invite comments from other USG agencies on its award recommendations, but FAS will make the final determination on which applications to accept.

Fiscal year 2019: $0 Fiscal year 2022: In 2022, seven new awards (and supplemental funding to ongoing projects) supported climate-smart agriculture, cultivation of niche tropical crops, trade facilitation, coffee, and cacao sectors in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Fiscal year 2023: In 2023, projects to support agricultural productivity were supported in Bangladesh, Cote d�Ivoire, The Gambia, Lesotho, Mauritania, Nepal, and Togo. Fiscal year 2024: In 2024, projects to improve food safety systems, agricultural productivity, access to finance, and food security systems, were supported in Benin, Cambodia, Madagascar, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, and Tunisia. Fiscal year 2025: In 2025, projects to improve food safety systems, agricultural productivity, access to finance, and food security systems, were supported in Colombia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, and Vietnam.