UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION AND CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM

Eligible Applicant Types

Additional Criteria

Eligible applicants are organizations capable of implementing food security and education improvement projects in priority countries such as Bolivia, Cambodia, Ecuador, Guinea, Honduras, Liberia, and Timor Leste. Projects must focus on using U.S. agricultural commodities and demonstrate strong oversight, monitoring, and sustainability strategies. Applications from non-priority countries are rarely funded, and those from countries listed in Proclamation 10998 are not considered.

Overview

Organizations that can implement projects to improve food security and education in priority countries like Bolivia, Cambodia, Ecuador, Guinea, Honduras, Liberia, and Timor Leste. These projects should focus on using U.S. agricultural commodities and have a sustainable impact.

Likely Disqualifiers

• Applications from non-priority countries listed in Proclamation 10998
• Failure to reference the correct country identification number
• Projects not aligned with America First objectives
• Lack of oversight and monitoring plans
• Unrealistic sustainability strategies