# Food For Progress Merit Based Supplemental Commodity

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-fas-10606-0700-merit2024-food-for-progress-merit-based-supplemental-commodity/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/353044

> Foreign Agricultural Service offered grants of up to $10.0 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 7 awards worth $50.0 million in total. Applications closed on June 14, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-FAS-10606-0700-MERIT2024 |
| Agency | Foreign Agricultural Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 14, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $10.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 7 |
| Total funding | $50.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.606 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

See Section C of the funding opportunity announcement for eligibility information.

## What the grant funds

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is soliciting applications from active Food for Progress (FFPr) award recipients for additional commodity funding to be provided and incorporated within the corresponding FFPr cooperative agreement held by the Applicant. USDA/FAS maintains substantial involvement as described in the original NOFO.

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-FAS-10606-0700-MERIT2024 still open?

No. It closed on June 14, 2024.

### Who can apply for Food For Progress Merit Based Supplemental Commodity?

Foreign Agricultural Service accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Food For Progress Merit Based Supplemental Commodity?

Closed June 14, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $10.0 million each. About $50.0 million in total across about 7 awards.

### Who has won Food for Progress grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Lutheran World Relief Inc, Counterpart International, Inc., Improving Economies for Stronger Communities. The program made 188 awards worth $769 million in that time.