Federal grants to Improving Economies for Stronger Communities
Improving Economies for Stronger Communities in Washington, District of Columbia received $130 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 14 awards. Its largest program was Food for Progress, with $77.3 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $41.5 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$130 million
- Awards14
- Awarded in FY 2025$41.5 million
- Largest award$38.1 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 3 | $3.1 million |
| FY 2022 | 3 | $39.3 million |
| FY 2023 | 8 | $10.4 million |
| FY 2024 | 4 | $35.2 million |
| FY 2025 | 3 | $41.5 million |
Programs that fund Improving Economies for Stronger Communities
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Food for Progress | 5 | $77.3 million |
| Food for Education | 1 | $29.7 million |
| USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas | 6 | $18.2 million |
| John Ogonowski Farmer-to-Farmer Program | 2 | $5.4 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Agriculture | 6 | $107 million |
| Agency for International Development | 8 | $22.6 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The food for progress program provides for the donation of U.S. Commodities to developing countries and emerging democracies that are committed to introducing or expanding free enterprise in their agricultural economies. The program has two primary strategic objectives: (1) increase agricultural pro | Food for Progress | September 23, 2025 | $38.1 million |
| The food for progress program provides for the donation of U.S. Commodities to developing countries and emerging democracies that are committed to introducing or expanding free enterprise in their agricultural economies. The program has two primary strategic objectives: (1) increase agricultural pro | Food for Progress | September 19, 2022 | $37.9 million |
| Commodity credit corporation will usefood resources to introduce and expand food resources | Food for Education | September 30, 2024 | $29.7 million |
| Youth actively create opportunities (YACO) | USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas | January 27, 2023 | $5.4 million |
| Vega lwa - youth employment & business start up program youlead! | USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas | January 31, 2021 | $4.3 million |
| Usaid F2F program provides highly-qualified technical assistance in target countries to address agricultural sector constraints and opportunities. | John Ogonowski Farmer-to-Farmer Program | September 27, 2023 | $3.1 million |
| Usaid /tanzania agri-finance activity (TAFA) | USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas | September 27, 2023 | $3.0 million |
| The goal of the youth development activity is to increase pathways for rural young people to improve their livelihoods in senegal’s feed the future (FTF) zone of influence (ZOI) which includes includes the senegal river valley, sine saloum, and the casamance. The activity targets agriculture, entrep | USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas | September 6, 2024 | $2.5 million |
| The purpose of the caribbean integrated food security support (CIFSS) activity is to help mitigate increases in poverty, food insecurity, and malnutrition accelerated by russia’s invasion of ukraine in addition to poor production techniques and limited farmer access to technology and applications. T | USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas | June 5, 2023 | $2.5 million |
| The F2F program goal is to generate sustainable, broad-based economic growth in the agricultural sector. A secondary goal is to increase the U.S. Public¿s understanding of international development issues and programs and international understanding of the U.S. And U.S. Development programs. F2F int | John Ogonowski Farmer-to-Farmer Program | July 22, 2021 | $2.3 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Improving Economies for Stronger Communities get?
$130 million in 14 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Improving Economies for Stronger Communities the most?
The Department of Agriculture, with $107 million in 6 awards. The Agency for International Development follow.
What is Improving Economies for Stronger Communities's largest federal grant?
$38.1 million under Food for Progress, with its first action in the period on September 23, 2025. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Improving Economies for Stronger Communities?
Its largest are Food for Progress, Food for Education and USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas.
Other grant recipients in Washington
- National Railroad Passenger Corporation
- District of Columbia, Government of
- Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees
- Coalition for Green Capital
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- United Nations World Food Programme
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
- District of Columbia, Government of
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