The United States Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service announced today the priority countries for its Food for Progress and McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition programs for fiscal year 2026.
For FY 2026, Food for Progress anticipates awarding up to USD226 million in new cooperative agreements for up to five-year projects ranging from USD28 to USD35 million each. Priority countries for Food for Progress include Bangladesh, Bolivia, Ecuador, Morocco, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
For FY 2026, McGovern-Dole anticipates awarding up to USD240 million in new cooperative agreements for five-year projects ranging from USD10 to USD35 million each. Priority countries for McGovern-Dole include Bolivia, Cambodia, Ecuador, Guinea (Conakry), Honduras, Liberia, and Timor-Leste.
USDA will publish the FY 2026 Notices of Funding Opportunity for the Food for Progress and McGovern-Dole programs on Grants.gov.