International Emergency Food Assistance
At a glance
International Emergency Food Assistance is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Agency for International Development. The application deadline was November 6, 2020. Individual awards are listed as up to $2B, with $2B in total estimated funding. The notice is unrestricted by applicant type, subject to any clarifications in the notice. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 98.001 (USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas) and 1 other listing.
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- Posted
- Jan 2, 2020
- Close date
- Nov 6, 2020
- Award floor
- Not specified
- Award ceiling
- $2,000,000,000
- Est. total funding
- $2,000,000,000
- Expected awards
- Not specified
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Opportunity category
- Discretionary
Who can apply
- Unrestricted (any entity type)
Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.
What it funds
Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.
The U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Office of Food for Peace (FFP) is the U.S. Government (USG) leader in international food assistance. The purpose of this Annual Program Statement (APS) is to disseminate the necessary information to enable prospective applicants to apply for USAID FFP emergency food assistance awards using Title II and/or Emergency Food Security Program (EFSP) resources.This funding opportunity is authorized under the Food for Peace Act (FFP Act) or Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) of 1961, as amended.
*Please note the award ceiling is $2,000,000,000 for the purpose of this synopsis. The value of awards and expected number of awards will be determined by assessed needs and context in a country to country basis and is subject to the availability of funds. FFP assigns no thresholds for minimum or maximum award or number of awards per response.
Assistance Listings
What is an ALN?- 98.001USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs OverseasProgram →
- 98.008Food for Peace Emergency Program (EP)Program →
Reported obligations under ALN 98.001
Historical data · not a predictionAgency contact (as published)
Nyia M Harris Grants Specialist
BHA.grants.unit@usaid.gov
202-204-2589
Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for “International Emergency Food Assistance”?
The notice lists eligibility as unrestricted — open to any type of entity — subject to clarifications in the notice's additional eligibility information.
How much funding is available through “International Emergency Food Assistance”?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $2b and total estimated program funding is $2,000,000,000.
How do I apply for “International Emergency Food Assistance”?
Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity 72DFFP20APS00002), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.