Closed · USDA-FAS-10960-0700-10-20-0018 · CFDA 10.960 · Discretionary

Learning, Analytics, and Knowledge Management Support in Kenya

Federal grant opportunity posted by Technical Agricultural Assistance 10.960, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$1-$2.5M
Award range
Closed
Status
July 31, 2020
Close date
2
Expected awards

The verdict

Learning, Analytics, and Knowledge Management Support in Kenya is a closed discretionary listing from Technical Agricultural Assistance 10.960 that offered $1 -- $2,500,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 16 other opportunities from Technical Agricultural Assistance 10.960.

$1-$2.5M
award range
Closed
application status
2
expected awards
10.960
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Learning, Analytics, and Knowledge Management… is closed (last close July 31, 2020). The parent program page for CFDA 10.960 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Technical Agricultural Assistance 10.960 still indexes 16 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 July 31, 2020

Posted Jun 3 Closes Jul 31

Est. Total Funding

$7,000,000

Expected Awards

2

Instrument

Other

Description

PurposeThe purpose of this NOFO is to support ongoing applied research and analysis of U.S.government (USG) food security and economic growth programming in Kenya and EastAfrica. The proposed approach for conducting this applied analytical research should utilizea range of learning, analytics and knowledge management methodologies. The analyticalresearch conducted should offer timely, relevant, and high-quality evidence for adaptivemanagement, informed decision making and improved development outcomes in theagricultural sciences.Program OverviewThe Global Food Security Strategy (GFSS) is the primary initiative under which the UnitedStates works with host governments, civil society and private sector partners to address theneeds of smallholder farmers and agribusinesses related to global hunger and food security.The initiative emphasizes the empowerment of women and youth, environments for strongagricultural markets, the promotion of research and innovation for agricultural developmentand investments in nutrition.Specifically, the food security and economic growth programs in Kenya and the East Africaregion focus on a range of programming to include: (1) supporting agricultural marketsystems by addressing economic growth, malnutrition and food insecurity, (2) expandingaccess to economic opportunities, including for women and youth, (3) addressing policyconstraints and leveraging private sector resources for inclusive and resilient growth, (4)leveraging regional and international trade opportunities, and (5) supporting partnershipsand learning around water security, systems and services. For these programs to be effective,the activities must be able to adapt in response to environmental, political, and marketchanges. Responsive and timely analytics are needed to support decision making andadaptation at program, private sector, community, county and multi-country levels.ObjectiveStrengthen knowledge management, adaptive learning, and data-driven decision making toinform and adapt USG food security and economic growth programs in Kenya and EastAfrica using mixed methodologies to collect and analyze data, develop findings andpresent recommendations to decision makers.

Multi-door applicant board · 3 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 3 distinct applicant types for Learning, Analytics, and Knowledge Management… (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education; Others (see official listing text)). 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). 4 other Technical Agricultural Assistance 10.960 listings share this eligibility-code string (24% of 17).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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.

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 10.960

Schools and Roads — Grants to States

U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Agency Contact

Melissa Yeakley Martin Phone: 202-772-4817 Email: Melissa.Yeakley@usda.gov

What to do next

Learning, Analytics, and Knowledge Management… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 10.960 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Schools and Roads — Grants to States indexes 3 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • Technical Agricultural Assistance 10.960 lists 16 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

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