Closed · USDA-FAS-0700-10606-D · CFDA 10.606 · Discretionary

FY 2021 FFPr Limited Merit Based NOFO

Federal grant opportunity posted by Food for Progress 10.606, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$100K-$15M
Award range
Closed
Status
June 21, 2021
Close date
4
Expected awards

The verdict

FY 2021 FFPr Limited Merit Based NOFO is a closed discretionary listing from Food for Progress 10.606 that offered $100,000 -- $15,000,000 across 4 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 10 other opportunities from Food for Progress 10.606.

$100K-$15M
award range
Closed
application status
4
expected awards
10.606
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

FY 2021 FFPr Limited Merit Based NOFO is closed (last close June 21, 2021). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Food for Progress 10.606 still indexes 10 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 June 21, 2021

Posted May 11 Closes Jun 21

Est. Total Funding

$40,000,000

Expected Awards

4

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Program OverviewThe Food for Progress Program (FFPr) assists developing and emerging countries strengthen their agricultural sectors. U.S. agricultural commodities are provided to eligible entities as part of the agreement awards, which are then monetized in local and/or regional markets. These proceeds are used to implement agricultural, economic development projects. Program ObjectivesThe FFPr program has two principal objectives:· To improve agricultural productivity; and· To expand trade of agricultural products. Program PrioritiesThe program funding priorities of this NOFO are to support active FFPr agreements through a limited competitive process with current year commodity funds. Freight funds are not available under this Limited Merit Based NOFO. Applicants would only be able to utilize remaining freight funds in their existing award.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-FAS-0700-10606-D

Grants.gov marks FY 2021 FFPr Limited Merit Based NOFO with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Agriculture (AG). This eligibility-code string dominates the Food for Progress 10.606 book (7 peers, 64% of 11).

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.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Food for Progress Branch Director 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Room 6970 Washington, DC 20250 Phone: (202) 720-2637 Email: FFPrAmendments@usda.gov

What to do next

FY 2021 FFPr Limited Merit Based NOFO is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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