Closed · USDA-FAS-10960-0700-10-22-0041 · CFDA 10.960 · Discretionary

Upgrading and Improving the Use of Feed Ration Formulation Software in Cambodia, Laos and Nigeria

Federal grant opportunity posted by Foreign Agricultural Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$1-$150K
Award range
Closed
Status
August 12, 2022
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Upgrading and Improving the Use of Feed Ration Formulation Software in Cambodia, Laos and Nigeria is a closed discretionary listing from Foreign Agricultural Service that offered $1 -- $150,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.

$1-$150K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
10.960
CFDA program

Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Upgrading and Improving the Use of Feed Ration Formulation Software in Cambodia, Laos and Nigeria - is cataloged under number USDA-FAS-10960-0700-10-22-0041 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 10.960, posted by Foreign Agricultural Service. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on July 18, 2022. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a other.

Award economics. The award range on file is $1 -- $150,000. The agency has projected $150,000 in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 1 award. If the agency funds the expected 1 award from the $150,000 estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $150,000. 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 12, 2022. 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

$1 -- $150,000

Close Date

August 12, 2022

Posted

July 18, 2022

Est. Total Funding

$150,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Other

Description

Program OverviewThe use of advanced technologies in animal production has spurred impressive yields as management decisions have conventionally been focused to improve efficiency, reducing costs, and maximizing profit at the farm level. This approach will continue to translate into growing productivity to fulfill the demands of meat, milk, and eggs of increasing human population, which will also increase GHG emissions, especially in developed countries. U.S. technology that uses a ration formulation software can significantly improve livestock farming productions by integrating locally available ingredients in local language while reducing GHG emissions.USDA has supported the University of California, Davis, to develop and adapt a livestock feed ration formulation software for a variety of international contexts, including the development of a national feed and forage library database, which also included data on use of premium feed or feed additives, and making the software program available in local languages. Project activities include developing feed ration formulation software, Taurus or PC Dairy, for Cambodia, Laos and Nigeria. The software is a modification of a package of computer programs for formulating and analyzing rations for beef and dairy cattle. Both software programs run on Windows 95 and above. The program comes with an extensive feed library and allows formulation and evaluation of rations for various classes of beef cattle, as well as creating user selected summarization printouts. Locally available feed chemical composition will be integrated into the software depending on the availability of the information. The software programs also include an output of an estimate of GHG emissions based on Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recommendations. The calculation methodology for GHG is adjusted based on the production system and type of cattle in each target country. The estimates are used for national inventory with additional information of number of cattle.This proposed follow-on project will improve the use of this software in the context of Cambodia, Laos, and Nigeria; in order to realize increased productivity and yield in livestock sector, and reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In particular, it is expected to include:1. Mobile App Development:A development of a national feed and forage library database, which also includes data on use of premium feed or feed additives ration is currently under development in local languages in each country (Cambodia, Laos and Nigeria). As the existing application is limited to PCs, adoption and use can be facilitated through a mobile phone app for the targeted countries, and for subsequent trainings to be held with relevant stakeholders; and2. Training for the feed ration formulation software and app utilization.

Eligibility

Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 06, 20. 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.

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Agency Contact

Andre G Ntamack 202-720-4128 Hours of Operation: 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM

Key Dates

Posted July 18, 2022
Close Date August 12, 2022
Archive Date September 11, 2022
Last Updated July 18, 2022

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this grant opportunity?
This is a federal funding opportunity titled "Upgrading and Improving the Use of Feed Ration Formulation Software in Cambodia, Laos and Nigeria", offered by Foreign Agricultural Service. It is associated with CFDA program 10.960. Program OverviewThe use of advanced technologies in animal production has spurred impressive yields as management decisions have conventionally been focused to improve efficiency, reducing costs, and ...
Is this opportunity still open?
No, this opportunity is closed. It closed on August 12, 2022. Check the parent program page for future funding cycles.
How much funding is available?
The award range for this opportunity is $1 -- $150,000. Total estimated funding: $150,000. Expected number of awards: 1.
How do I apply?
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