Closed · USDA-FAS-10608-0700-25- · CFDA 10.608 · Discretionary

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION AND CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM

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

$10M-$29M
Award range
Closed
Status
June 23, 2025
Close date
8
Expected awards

The verdict

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION AND CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM is a closed discretionary listing from Foreign Agricultural Service that offered $10,000,000 -- $29,000,000 across 8 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 138 other opportunities from Foreign Agricultural Service.

$10M-$29M
award range
Closed
application status
8
expected awards
10.608
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE MCGOV… is closed (last close June 23, 2025). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Foreign Agricultural Service still indexes 138 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 23, 2025

Posted May 9 Closes Jun 23

Est. Total Funding

$240,000,000

Expected Awards

8

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

In accordance with the authorizing legislation, the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (McGovern-Dole) uses U.S. commodities to directly support the key objectives of using U.S. provided commodities for:1) preschool and primary school food for education programs in foreign countries to improve food security, reduce the incidence of hunger, and improve primary education, particularly with respect to girls; and, 2) maternal, infant, and child nutrition programs for pregnant women, nursing mothers, infants, and children who are five years of age or younger. When applying, reference the country’s specific identification number as listed in the NOFO and below: · USDA-FAS-10.608-0700-25-(680) Benin · USDA-FAS-10.608-0700-25-(686) Burkina Faso · USDA-FAS-10.608-0700-25-(681) Cote d’Ivoire · USDA-FAS-10.608-0700-25-(522) Honduras · USDA-FAS-10.608-0700-25-(656) Mozambique · USDA-FAS-10.608-0700-25-(391) Pakistan · USDA-FAS-10.608-0700-25-(685) Senegal · USDA-FAS-10.608-0700-25-(636) Sierra Leone · USDA-FAS-10.608-0700-25-(000) Non-priority country applications Please note, applications will only be reviewed against other applications received for the same priority country. FAS may also review submissions from eligible Applicants for non–prioritized countries, however FAS will give priority consideration to fund proposals for the identified priority countries. Go to Related Documents to find the full announcement, details on how to apply, instructions on accessing the Food Aid Information System, weekly responses to questions, and other important information.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-FAS-10608-0700-25-

Grants.gov marks UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE MCGOV… 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 Foreign Agricultural Service book (104 peers, 75% of 139).

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.

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Agency Contact

Lindsay Carter Acting Senior Director, International Food Assistance Division Phone: 202-236-1095 Email: Lindsay.Carter@usda.gov

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