Closed · USDA-FAS-10962-0700-10-23-0008 · CFDA 10.962 · Discretionary
FY2023 Cochran Fellowship Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Foreign Agricultural Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $150K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 25, 2023
- Close date
- 29
- Expected awards
The verdict
FY2023 Cochran Fellowship Program is a closed discretionary listing from Foreign Agricultural Service that offered Up to $150,000 across 29 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- up to $150K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 29
- expected awards
- 10.962
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - FY2023 Cochran Fellowship Program - is cataloged under number USDA-FAS-10962-0700-10-23-0008 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 10.962, posted by Foreign Agricultural Service. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on July 12, 2023. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $150,000. The agency has projected $4.3 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 29 awards. If the agency funds the expected 29 awards from the $4.3 million 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 25, 2023. 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
Up to $150,000
Close Date
August 25, 2023
Posted
July 12, 2023
Est. Total Funding
$4,350,000
Expected Awards
29
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
Since 1984, the U.S. Congress has made funds available to the Cochran Fellowship Program for training agriculturalists from middle-income countries, emerging markets, and emerging democracies. Training opportunities are for senior and mid-level specialists and administrators working in agricultural trade and policy, agribusiness development, management, animal, plant, and food sciences, extension services, agricultural marketing, and many other areas.Please see appendix for full SOWs and learning objectives.• Adoption of Biotechnology and Science-Based Agricultural Policy for Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Uganda• Community Based Aquaculture Development for Senegal• Women in Agriculture: Entrepreneurship for Food Processing, Packaging and Value Chain for India• Peoples Republic of China – Feed Ingredients for Aquaculture and Animal Husbandry• Peoples Republic of China – Food Service Chief Training Program• Climate Smart Agriculture for Vietnam• Effective Implementation of Climate Smart Agricultural Technology for Thailand• Biotechnology Adoption and Biosafety for Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras• Biotechnology: Policies, Management, and Public Outreach for Argentina and Paraguay• Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices and Extension for Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Guyana• Post-Harvest and Storage Handling of U.S. Grains for Dominican RepublicPartnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Initiative for Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Peru• Hotel Foodservice Industry Trends & Best Practices for Mexico, Monterrey• Stock Inventory Management for Peru and Ecuador• U.S. Tree Nuts as Food Ingredients for Brazil• Hotel Foodservice Industry Trends & Best Practices for Mexico• Introduction to U.S. Gastronomy and Food Ingredients for Colombia• Promotion & Marketing of U.S. Seafood for Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Togo• U.S. Private Label Management for People’s Republic of China• Utilization of American Softwood for Vietnam• U.S. Sweets and Snacks for Bangladesh• Marketing and Grading of U.S. Hardwood for Pakistan• Overview of U.S. East Coast Seafood and New Species for People’s Republic of China• Promotion of U.S. Tree Nuts for Turkey• Building Resilience through Climate-Smart Agriculture for Bosnia and Herzegovina• Overview of Animal Health and Disease Management for Bosnia and Herzegovina• Climate Smart Agriculture and Food Systems Innovation for Serbia• Women in Agriculture Entrepreneurship and Food Production for Serbia• Overview of Climate-Smart Agricultural for Turkey
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.
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Agency Contact
Desiree Lawrence Phone: 202-690-0947
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