U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service

Food for Education

Federal program · program number 10.608 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · also called “McGovern-Dole”

Open now: None right now
Closed for this year: 1 grant, next round estimated
Type of help: Direct payment for a set purpose, sale, exchange or donation of federal property
Typical award: McGovern-Dole cooperative agreements generally have 3-5-year implementation periods and awards ranging from $10-40 million, including commodity, freight, and financial assistance to support operations.

Closed for this year

This year's round is over. GrantMe estimated the next round from last year's dates.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION AND CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM · Next round: about May 8 – Jun 22, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder

What it pays for

The key objective of the McGovern-Dole Program is to reduce hunger and improve literacy and primary education, especially for girls. By providing school meals, teacher training and related support, McGovern-Dole projects help boost school enrollment and academic performance. At the same time, the program also focuses on improving children�s health and learning capacity before they enter school by offering nutrition programs for pregnant and nursing women, infants and pre-schoolers. Sustainability is an important aspect of the McGovern-Dole Program. FAS and its partner organizations work to ensure that the communities served by the program can ultimately continue the sponsored activities on their own or with support from other sources such as the host government or local community.

Who can apply

Private voluntary organizations, cooperatives, intergovernmental organizations, governments of developing countries and their agencies, and other organizations.

How applications are judged

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 Applicants' submissions 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.

Match

None required (federal program listing).

Examples of funded projects

Fiscal year 2019: $0 Fiscal year 2022: In FY 2022, USDA awarded eight McGovern-Dole agreements to support school nutrition programming in Burundi, Cambodia, Gambia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritania, Tanzania and Timor Leste. Fiscal year 2023: In 2023, six awards were issued to support school meals, primary education, and nutrition activities in Haiti, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Sri Lanka and Togo. Fiscal year 2024: In 2024, nine awards were issued to support school meals, primary education, and nutrition activities in Angola, Bangladesh, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Laos, Malawi, and Rwanda. Fiscal year 2025: In 2024, six awards were issued to support school meals, primary education, and nutrition activities in Benin, Honduras, Mozambique, Pakistan, and Senegal.