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Cochran Fellowship Program FY2026

Federal funding opportunity USDA-FAS-10962-0700-10926-0001 from Foreign Agricultural Service (Department of Agriculture).

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Posted
June 15, 2026
Closes
August 14, 2026
Award ceiling
$150,000
Program funding
$1,050,000
Expected awards
7
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
10.962
Category
Agriculture
Archives
September 13, 2026

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 10.962 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$-71,906
FY2025 obligated
$0
FY2026 (to date) obligated
$-6,753
Awards in window
7

Top recipients: Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research Inc, U.s. Livestock Genetics Export, Inc, Mississippi State University, Oregon State University, Texas A&m Agrilife Extension Service

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed July 2026

Synopsis

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, Fellowship Programs, announces this funding opportunity to support the Cochran Fellowship Program by issuing a new award. This opportunity is available to State cooperative institutions or other colleges and universities in the United States, as defined at 7 U.S.C. § 3103. This program is intended to support applied research, extension, and education collaborations between U.S. researchers and their foreign counterparts from selected emerging market economies.

Benefits to the United States:

• This program makes America more prosperous by increasing American agricultural exports to new or expanded overseas markets.

Who can apply

State cooperative institutions or other colleges and universities in the United States, as defined at 7 U.S.C. § 3103.All applicants must have an active registration in the U.S. Government System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) before the application submission deadline of the announcement. Applicants with inactive, expired, pending, or excluded listings will be deemed ineligible. Exceptions, waivers, or extensions will not be considered. More information about SAM.gov registration can be found in Section 9, Other Information.

How to apply

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Agency contact: Kendra Arrington Grantor · Desiree.Lawrence@usda.gov · 202-690-5503

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