Food for Progress
Food for Progress Program helps make America safer, stronger, and more prosperous by investing in strategically selected partner countries committed to improving agricultural productivity and expanding agricultural trade, opening new markets for U.S. agricultural goods, while seeking to support vulnerable communities across the world. Food for Progress purchases bulk U.S. agricultural commodities from American farmers, ranchers, and producers to be sold commercially in emerging economies and the proceeds are used to support agricultural, economic, or infrastructure development programs that increase economic development and opportunities for U.S. trade.
Food for Progress has two principal objectives: to improve agricultural productivity and to expand trade of agricultural products in developing countries and emerging economies. These objectives work to enhance the competitiveness of American agricultural markets while promoting private sector engagement and encouraging innovation in emerging markets.
FAS solicits project proposals each year and provides a list of priority countries. Organizations eligible to apply include foreign governments, intergovernmental organizations, private voluntary organizations, cooperatives, and nongovernmental organizations. Colleges and universities – including land-grant institutions - are also eligible to apply to Food for Progress.
How to Apply
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is accepting fiscal year 2025 applications for the Food for Progress Program, which helps make America safer, stronger, and more prosperous by investing in strategically selected partner countries committed to improving agricultural productivity and expanding agricultural trade, opening new markets for U.S. agricultural goods. The FY 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Program is now available on Grants.gov at FY 2025 Food for Progress NOFO.
The application deadline is 5:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on July 31, 2025.
Information about how to apply can be found on Grants.gov and on the Food Aid Information System website at: https://www.fas.usda.gov/food-aid-information-system.