Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA FAS 10960 0700 10 21 0006
This grant opportunity, titled "Research on School Meals Projects in Africa" (Funding Opportunity Number USDA FAS 10960 0700 10 21 0006), is a discretionary research award led by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA/FAS) in partnership with the USAID Africa Bureau (USAID/AFR). The core purpose is to generate practical research findings that can directly shape how future USDA McGovern-Dole and USAID/AFR programs are designed and implemented, especially across areas like agriculture, food security, resilience, nutrition, and education. In other words, it is not just academic research for its own sake; the intent is to fill priority evidence gaps and translate lessons into better program decisions for school meals and related child nutrition efforts in African contexts.
The opportunity is grounded in the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, a long-running USDA initiative authorized in 2002 and funded at roughly $200 million per year. McGovern-Dole supports school feeding and maternal and child nutrition activities in low-income, food-deficit countries that are committed to universal education. Its main goals are to reduce hunger while improving literacy and primary education outcomes, with an emphasis on increasing opportunities for girls. Typical project components include providing school meals, supporting teacher training, and offering related services that encourage enrollment, attendance, and learning. The program also recognizes that nutrition and learning start before primary school, so it includes nutrition support aimed at pregnant and lactating women, infants, and preschool-age children to improve health and readiness to learn.
A key theme highlighted in the grant description is the evolution toward buying food closer to where it is consumed. The USDA was authorized in the 2014 Farm Bill to implement the Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement (LRP) Program, which began in 2016 and ultimately funded 12 programs in 12 countries for a total of about $35 million. Over time, Congress increased annual allocations for LRP, and the 2018 Farm Bill then integrated local and regional procurement into McGovern-Dole rather than keeping it as a separate program. This change mattered because it made local and regional purchase a standard option for McGovern-Dole projects (including those applying in FY2020), aiming to strengthen local ownership of school feeding and build the capacity of smallholder farmers by positioning schools as predictable markets for their products.
The research supported by this grant is tied to the McGovern-Dole School Meals Learning Agenda, developed in 2016 to identify priority gaps in the school meals evidence base. While the specific research questions are not listed in the text provided, the opportunity clearly signals that the funded work should address those priority questions and produce findings that are actionable for program implementers and policymakers. Given the emphasis on local and regional procurement, one implied focus area is understanding how different sourcing models affect outcomes such as cost efficiency, reliability of supply chains, nutrition quality, community ownership, and impacts on local agriculture and smallholder livelihoods, alongside the education and nutrition outcomes that school meal programs are designed to improve.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity was offered under CFDA 10.960 (USDA Technical Agricultural Assistance). Eligible applicants were limited to institutions of higher education, including both public/state-controlled and private universities. The anticipated funding structure was a single award (Expected Awards: 1) with an award ceiling of $700,000. The notice was created on November 19, 2020, and the original application deadline was January 15, 2021 at 11:59:59 PM Eastern Time, with the standard condition that late applications would not be considered.Apply for USDA FAS 10960 0700 10 21 0006
- The Department of Agriculture, Technical Agricultural Assistance 10.960 in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Research on School Meals Projects in Africa" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.960.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 19, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 15, 2021 January 15, 2021 at 115959 PM EST Applications not received by this deadline will not be considered.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $700,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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