# Scientific Exchanges Program (10.620)

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Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Scientific Exchanges Program is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $1.4 million in 5 grants, about $271,814 per award.

## Objectives

The Scientific Exchange Program promotes trade, trade policy, trade capacity building, and food security. The program aims to educate a new generation of agricultural scientists in emerging market countries, increase scientific knowledge and collaborative research, and extend knowledge to users and intermediaries in the international agricultural marketplace. The intention is to improve the scientific capacity in targeted emerging market countries in specific fields, such as fertilizer use, women in agriculture, or other topics in the agricultural sciences.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $0 | 0 |
| 2022 | $0 | 0 |
| 2023 | $1.4 million | 5 |
| 2024 | $0 | 0 |
| 2025 | $0 | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa State University of Science and Technology | Iowa | $499,468 |
| University of California, Davis | California | $300,000 |
| University of Tennessee | Tennessee | $299,600 |
| Mississippi State University | Mississippi | $260,000 |