Scientific Cooperation and Research

 

The projects address specific issues related to agricultural trade and market access, climate-smart agriculture, animal and plant health, biotechnology, food safety and security, and sustainable natural resource management. Topics are broadly consistent with the Global Food Security Act of 2016, i.e.: 1. Accelerate inclusive, agricultural-led economic growth that reduces global poverty, hunger, and malnutrition, particularly among women and children. 2. Increase the productivity, incomes, and livelihoods of small-scale producers, especially women, by working across agricultural value chains, enhancing local capacity to manage agricultural resources effectively, and expanding producer access to local and international markets. 3. Build resilience to food shocks among vulnerable populations and households while reducing reliance upon emergency food assistance. 4. Create an enabling environment for agricultural growth and investment, including through the promotion of secure and transparent property rights. 5. Improve the nutritional status of women and children, with a focus on reducing child stunting, including through the promotion of highly nutritious foods, diet diversification, and nutritional behaviors that improve maternal and child health. 6. Align with and leverage broader United States strategies and investments in trade, economic growth, science and technology, agricultural research and extension, maternal and child health, nutrition, and water, sanitation, and hygiene.

Active 10.961 Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture B - Project Grants; C - Direct Payments For Specified Use Not applicable. National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended, Title XIV, Part I, Section 1458, Public Law 95-113, 7 U.S.C. 3291, Statute 91,1015 State cooperative institutions or other colleges and universities in the United States, as defined by 7 USC 3103 U.S. researchers and their foreign counterparts from selected emerging market economies who seek to create practical solutions to challenges faced by farmers and build regional or global trade capacities in target countries. 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. 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 collaborators (i.e. travel and subsistence expenses), related supplies and materials, reasonable host institution fees, publication fees, workshops or comparable events, and other costs that are reasonably allocable to the project. Not applicable. Not applicable. Grant records shall be retained for a period of 3 years from the day the recipient submits its final expenditure reports. If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit, or other action involving the records has ben 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. Agreements are for two years, to include the initial fellowships and appropriate follow-up; extensions may be authorized under certain circumstances. Where topically indicated (i.e. due to seasonality), agreements may be awarded for a longer period. None/Not specified. Nicola Sakhleh
1400 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20250 USA
nicola.sakhleh@usda.gov
Phone: 202-720-4228 https://www.fas.usda.gov/programs/scientific-cooperation-research-program 12-2900-0-1-352 (Cooperative Agreements) FY 22$299,748.00; FY 23 est $800,000.00; FY 24 est $600,000.00; FY 21$299,928.00; FY 20$299,709.00; FY 19$499,465.00; FY 18$0.00; FY 17$240,000.00; FY 16$240,000.00; - Individual awards are up to $50,000. Not applicable. Fiscal Year 2022 In 2022, six awards were issued to support rice production, climate-smart agriculture, aquaculture, soil health, and other topics. Each award includes collaborative activity between recipient (in the United States) and a foreign collaborator.