USDA-FAS-10960-0700-10-22-0041: Upgrading and Improving the Use of Feed Ration Formulation Software in Cambodia, Laos and Nigeria
Closed
This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Foreign Agricultural Service notices from 2022.
Foreign Agricultural Service offered grants of up to $150,000 (at least $1) to colleges and universities. It expected to make one award worth $150,000 in total. Applications closed on August 12, 2022.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed July 18, 2022. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$150,000
- Award floor$1
- Total funding$150,000
- Expected awards1
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeOther
Key dates
| Posted | July 18, 2022 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | August 12, 2022 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | September 11, 2022 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to colleges and universities.
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Technical Agricultural Assistance awards averaged $424,902; this notice allows up to $150,000 per award.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
Program Overview The 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.
Who has won Technical Agricultural Assistance grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Technical Agricultural Assistance (10.960) awarded $50.6 million across 119 grant awards, an average of $424,902 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inter American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture | 14 | $8.2 million | |
| Tanzania Horticultural Association Limited | 1 | $7.1 million | |
| Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical | 6 | $3.8 million | |
| Cab International | 8 | $3.7 million | |
| International Rice Research Institute | 1 | $3.5 million |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.
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Questions people ask
Is USDA-FAS-10960-0700-10-22-0041 still open?
No. It closed on August 12, 2022.
Who can apply for Upgrading and Improving the Use of Feed Ration Formulation Software in Cambodia, Laos and Nigeria?
Foreign Agricultural Service accepted applications from colleges and universities.
What is the deadline for Upgrading and Improving the Use of Feed Ration Formulation Software in Cambodia, Laos and Nigeria?
Closed August 12, 2022. 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 $150,000 each. About $150,000 in total for one award.
Who has won Technical Agricultural Assistance grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Inter American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, Tanzania Horticultural Association Limited, Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical. The program made 119 awards worth $50.6 million in that time.