Cochran Fellowship Program

 

Awards will enhance knowledge and skills to assist eligible countries to develop agricultural systems (which may include agricultural extension services) necessary to meet the food and fiber needs of their domestic populations; and strengthen and enhance trade linkages between eligible countries and agricultural interests in the United States or between agricultural interests in the United States and regulatory systems governing sanitary and phytosanitary standards for agricultural products that may enter the United States and may pose risks to human, animal, or plant life or health.

Active 10.962 Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture B - Project Grants; C - Direct Payments For Specified Use Fiscal Year 2022 On June 3, 2022, Senegal’s Parliament passed a new biosafety law. The head of the National Biosafety Authority previously participated as a Cochran Fellow, and was instrumental in framing the new law, which will permit the entry of genetically engineered products after completion of an approval process and establishes a process to allow the entry, research, and commercialization of genetically engineered commodities in Senegal. Agriculture Development and Trade Act of 1990, as amended, Title XV, Part D, Section 1543, Public Law 101-624, 7 U.S.C. 3293, Statute 104,3694 State Cooperative Institutions, Colleges and Universities, Private voluntary organizations, Nonprofit agricultural organizations or cooperatives, Nongovernmental organizations, or other private entities, which are registered, headquartered, and based in the United States. n.b. Individual Notices of Funding Opportunity may be made available to a subset of these organizations. Fellows are selected from the public and private sectors in eligible countries. In general, fellows are identified by USDA/FAS prior to award. Not applicable. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Applications should be submitted via https://grants.fms.usda.gov USDA/FAS will convene a review panel to review eligible applications against the evaluation criteria described in the NOFO. Reviewers will ensure that the applicant is capable of delivering the programs/activities as described in the announcement based on the applicant's project narrative and assign a score and provide summary comments based on the evaluation criteria identified below. The review panel will make a recommendation list to the selecting official (generally, the Senior Director for Fellowship Programs), who is not a member of the panel. The selecting official may select applications out of rank order in consideration of strategic program priorities, such as geographical distribution, incorporation of minority-serving institutions, or congressional directive. Selection determinations are final and cannot be appealed. Prior to selection, the agency may contact the highest-ranking applicants to seek clarification and to negotiate technical and programmatic aspects of the application. If an application includes a subaward, FAS may request to speak with all parties included in the application to ensure sufficient planning and coordination has taken place prior to making an award. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 30 to 60 days. Not applicable. Not applicable. Applicants will be evaluated on the extent and quality to which they demonstrate that they have the capabilities, staff, resources, and equipment to successfully perform the project. Scoring will also be based on the level of detail and how clearly the applicant's capacities to address these factors are outlined in the proposal. Specific selection criteria are identified in the corresponding Notice of Funding Opportunity, and generally include the scientific merit of the proposed activity; the anticipated impact of the activity; cost effectiveness; and quality of application. Assistance may be used to support the participating fellows (i.e. travel and subsistence expenses), related supplies and materials, reasonable host institution fees, and related travel by trainers and logistical staff. Not applicable. Not applicable. Grant records shall be retained for a period of 3 years from the day the recipient submits its final expenditure report. If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit, or other action involving the records has been started before the expiration of the 3-year period, the records must be retained until completion of the action and resolution of all issues which arise from it, or until the end of the regular 3-year period, whichever is later. Grant records include financial and program/progress reports, support documents, statistical records, and other documents that support the activity and/or expenditure of the recipient or subrecipient under the award. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. The initial period of performance is up to one year; extensions may be available under certain circumstances. None/Not specified. Desiree Lawrence
1400 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20250 US
desiree.lawrence@usda.gov
Phone: 202-690-0947 https://www.fas.usda.gov/programs/cochran-fellowship-program 12-2900-0-1-352 (Project Grants (Fellowships)) FY 22$1,290,352.00; FY 23 est $1,324,965.00; FY 24 est $3,060,000.00; FY 21$2,714,576.00; FY 20$1,430,815.00; FY 19$3,851,607.00; FY 18$2,888,703.00; FY 17$3,231,412.00; FY 16$4,078,009.00; - Individual awards range from $25,000 - $600,000, with the majority being $50,000 - $125,000. The award amount depends on the number of fellows to be supported, and the technical considerations of that program. Not applicable. Fiscal Year 2022 In 2022, 18 awards were issued to support food safety, trade facilitation, maximum residue level harmonization, livestock genetics, and other fields.