Cochran Fellowship Program FY2026
- Posted
- June 15, 2026
- Closed
- 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
No net new obligations were recorded under this listing in the window shown: downward adjustments to earlier awards offset or exceeded new awards in every year. Awards in window counts awards with at least one recorded transaction in the window, adjustments included.
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 September 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
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
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.
The official record
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