Closed · USDA-FAS-0700-10608-21-S · CFDA 10.608 · Discretionary
FY 2021 McGovern-Dole Standing Supplemental NOFO
Federal grant opportunity posted by McGovern-Dole Food for Education 10.608, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $50K-$5M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 6, 2021
- Close date
- 20
- Expected awards
The verdict
FY 2021 McGovern-Dole Standing Supplemental NOFO is a closed discretionary listing from McGovern-Dole Food for Education 10.608 that offered $50,000 -- $5,000,000 across 20 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $50K-$5M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 20
- expected awards
- 10.608
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - FY 2021 McGovern-Dole Standing Supplemental NOFO - is cataloged under number USDA-FAS-0700-10608-21-S and tied to CFDA assistance listing 10.608, posted by McGovern-Dole Food for Education 10.608. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on December 1, 2020 and last updated on July 28, 2021. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $50,000 -- $5,000,000. The agency has projected $35.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 20 awards. If the agency funds the expected 20 awards from the $35.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $1.8 million. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on August 6, 2021. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$50,000 -- $5,000,000
Close Date
August 6, 2021
Posted
December 1, 2020
Est. Total Funding
$35,000,000
Expected Awards
20
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
Program OverviewThe McGovern-Dole program feeds school children and improves literacy (especially for girls) in low-income, food-deficit countries around the world. The program provides for the donation of U.S. agricultural commodities, as well as financial and technical assistance, to support school feeding, literacy, maternal and child health and nutrition projects worldwide pursuant to an agreement with USDA-FAS. The program requires the inclusion of graduation as stipulated in the legislation.Program ObjectivesThe McGovern-Dole program key objectives are to carry out: Preschool and primary school food for education programs in foreign countries to improve food security, reduce the incidence of hunger, and improve literacy and primary education, particularly with respect to girls; and Maternal, infant, and child nutrition programs for pregnant women, nursing mothers, infants, and children who are five years of age or younger.Program PrioritiesThe program funding priorities of this NOFO are to provide additional freight, commodity, and/or administrative funds to active McGovern-Dole cooperative agreements. Generally, additional funding is needed due to natural disasters, complications related to COVID-19, higher than anticipated commodity and/or freight rates, continuation of program activities/school feeding, political instability delaying key project dates, pipeline breaks in school feeding, or commodity loss.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Lindsay Carter Director, McGovern-Dole Branch International Food Assistance Division Global Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Room 6970 Washington, DC 20250 Phone: (202) 720-1008 Fax: (202) 690-0251 Email at:MGDAmendments@usda.gov
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