# Food for Progress (10.606)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/10-606-food-for-progress/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Food for Progress is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $769 million in 188 grants, about $4.1 million per award.

## Objectives

In order to use the food resources of the United States more effectively in support of developing countries, and countries that are emerging democracies that have made commitments to introduce or expand free enterprise elements in their agricultural economies through changes in commodity pricing, marketing, input availability, distribution, and private sector involvement, Food for Progress (FFPr) furnishes agricultural commodities to those countries, which are then sold. The proceeds from those sales is used to provide technical assistance intended to improve agricultural productivity in those countries, and to expand trade of agricultural products to, from, and within those countries.
Program effectiveness is tracked against 24 standard indicators relating to increased agricultural productivity, improved land and water resource quality, use of financial services, institutional capacity, leverage of private sector resources, post-harvest infrastructure, and expansion of agricultural trade.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $18.3 million | 56 |
| 2022 | $258 million | 45 |
| 2023 | $158 million | 39 |
| 2024 | $64.2 million | 39 |
| 2025 | $271 million | 9 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lutheran World Relief Inc | Maryland | $112 million |
| Counterpart International, Inc. | District of Columbia | $84.9 million |
| Improving Economies for Stronger Communities | District of Columbia | $77.3 million |
| International Executive Consultant LLC | District of Columbia | $76.4 million |
| Partners of the Americas, Inc. | District of Columbia | $64.0 million |
| Acdi/Voca | District of Columbia | $57.8 million |
| Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development | Arkansas | $47.8 million |
| Cnfa | District of Columbia | $47.3 million |
| Global Communities, Inc. | Maryland | $35.3 million |
| Land O'Lakes VENTURE37 | Minnesota | $33.7 million |
| Research Triangle Institute | North Carolina | $32.7 million |
| Cooperative League of the United States of America (the) | District of Columbia | $28.6 million |
| Shelter for Life International, Inc. | Minnesota | $28.2 million |
| Technoserve, Inc. | Virginia | $28.0 million |
| Land O Lakes Inc | Minnesota | $13.3 million |
| Catholic Relief Services - United States Conference of Catholic Bishops | Maryland | $930,700 |
| Partners for Development | Maryland | $97,571 |