Closed · USDA-FAS-10777-0700-10--20-0006 · CFDA 10.777 · Discretionary
Scientific Exchanges Initiative
Federal grant opportunity posted by Foreign Agricultural Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $300K-$700K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- May 29, 2020
- Close date
- 2
- Expected awards
The verdict
Scientific Exchanges Initiative is a closed discretionary listing from Foreign Agricultural Service that offered $300,000 -- $700,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 138 other opportunities from Foreign Agricultural Service.
- $300K-$700K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 2
- expected awards
- 10.777
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Scientific Exchanges Initiative is closed (last close May 29, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Foreign Agricultural Service still indexes 138 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed May 29, 2020
Est. Total Funding
$1,000,000
Expected Awards
2
Instrument
Other
Description
The Scientific Exchanges Initiative advances USDA’s agricultural research goals to promote collaborative programs among agricultural professionals of eligible countries, the United States, the international agricultural research system, and United States entities conducting research in the agricultural sciences by providing fellowships to individuals from eligible countries who specialize or have experience in agricultural education, research, extension, or other related fields. Fellowships promote food security and economic growth in eligible countries by educating a new generation of agricultural scientists, increasing scientific knowledge and collaborative research to improve agricultural productivity, and extending that knowledge to users and intermediaries in the marketplace. The collaborative nature of the training and research programs benefits the fellow, his or her home institution, and partner country; the U.S. host institution, its professors, researchers, and students; and the global agricultural sector by improving agricultural productivity, systems, and processes in partnering nations through the transfer of new science and agricultural technologies.
Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types
Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for Scientific Exchanges Initiative (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Other. Funding-activity code maps to Agriculture (AG). 9 other Foreign Agricultural Service listings share this eligibility-code string (6% of 139).
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 20
- Private institutions of higher education
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Ada Ihenachor BolaugFellowships@usda.gov
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What to do next
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