Closed · USDA-2021-001 · CFDA 10.606 · Discretionary
Solicitation of Input from Stakeholders on Financing Innovations for Small and Medium Agricultural-Related Enterprises
Federal grant opportunity posted by Food for Progress 10.606, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- Varies
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 9, 2021
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
Solicitation of Input from Stakeholders on Financing Innovations for Small and Medium Agricultural-Related Enterprises is a closed discretionary listing from Food for Progress 10.606 that offered Varies by applicant. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 10 other opportunities from Food for Progress 10.606.
- Varies
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 10.606
- CFDA program
- 10
- other opportunities from Food for Progress 10.606
Archived opportunity record
Solicitation of Input from Stakeholders on Fi… is closed (last close July 9, 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 July 9, 2021
Instrument
Other
Description
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), Office of Global Programs, Food for Progress branch requests comments from the public to inform its future programming. This Request for Information (RFI) offers the opportunity for interested parties to identify financial risks and barriers and propose solutions to improve longevity and efficiency in financing agriculture Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) across cash crop value chains. Responses should include as much detailed data, research, and suggestions as possible to facilitate and bring to scale transformative breakthroughs in financing innovations for SMEs. This is not a notice of funding opportunity or a request for proposals. Respondents should submit their comments to PPDED@fas.usda.gov.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-2021-001
Grants.gov marks Solicitation of Input from Stakeholders on Fi… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Unrestricted / see official listing). 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: Other. Funding-activity code maps to Agriculture (AG). 1 other Food for Progress 10.606 listings share this eligibility-code string (9% of 11).
- Code 99
- Unrestricted / see official listing
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
Kevin Alonzo, 202–720–0313, Kevin.Alonzo@usda.go
What to do next
Solicitation of Input from Stakeholders on Fi… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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