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Feed the Future Innovation Labs

Federal funding opportunity DFOP0017826 from Office of Global Food Security (Department of State).

Posted
March 10, 2026
Closed
April 9, 2026
Award ceiling
$40,000,000
Award floor
$20,000,000
Program funding
$64,000,000
Expected awards
7
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Assistance listing
19.017
Category
Agriculture

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 19.017 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$197.1M
FY2025 obligated
$13.5M
FY2026 (to date) obligated
$88.6M
Awards in window
177

Top recipients: Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency, Bndes, Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz Y Trigo Internacional, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, United Nations Capital Development Fund

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed September 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

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Synopsis

The Department of State invites eligible applicants for Feed the Future Innovation Labs to advance global food security in alignment with U.S. policy through targeted research that meets one or both of the following core objectives: (1) Advances agricultural science and research to increase productivity, mitigate threats to production systems, and support food systems to reduce hunger and malnutrition through enhanced supply of nutritious and safe foods; and/or (2) Increases demand for individual and household consumption of nutritious, safe foods as part of healthy diets, and improves market pathways and opportunities for government and private sector actors to promote consumption of nutritious and safe foods.

Who can apply

Applications must only be submitted by eligible U.S. colleges and universities as defined under Section 296(d) of Title XII of the Foreign Assistance Act, as amended. See the Statement of Interest for additional information.

The official record

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Agency contact: Office of Global Food Security · 771-204-0446

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