USDA-FAS-10960-0700-10-24-0008: Enhancing African Women Farmers’ Capacity to Participate in School Meals Value Chains
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 2024.
Foreign Agricultural Service offered grants of up to $617,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $617,000 in total. Applications closed on August 13, 2024.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed July 18, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$617,000
- Total funding$617,000
- Expected awards1
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement
Key dates
| Posted | June 6, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | August 13, 2024 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | September 8, 2024 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
See Section C of the funding opportunity announcement for eligibility information.
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Technical Agricultural Assistance awards averaged $424,902; this notice allows up to $617,000 per award.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA/FAS), Global Programs, Agricultural Economic Development announces this competitive notice of funding opportunity to support the Technical Agricultural Assistance Program by issuing a new award(s). This opportunity is available to State cooperative institutions or other colleges and universities in the United States, as defined at 7 USC 3103. It is intended to enhance African women farmers’ capacity to participate in school meals value chains, through agricultural education following a Home Grown School Feeding (HGSF) program approach.
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.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is USDA-FAS-10960-0700-10-24-0008 still open?
No. It closed on August 13, 2024.
Who can apply for Enhancing African Women Farmers’ Capacity to Participate in School Meals Value Chains?
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 Enhancing African Women Farmers’ Capacity to Participate in School Meals Value Chains?
Closed August 13, 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 $617,000 each. About $617,000 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.
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