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Eligible: Agriculture, Education

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$20,000,000 - $40,000,000

Feed The Future Innovation Labs

From US Department of State

The U.S. Department of State invites eligible applicants for Feed the Future (FtF) Innovation Labs to advance global food security through targeted research that meets one or both of the following 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 consumption of nutritious, safe foods as part of healthy diets, and improves market pathways and opportunities for government and the private sector to promote consumption of nutritious and safe foods.

  • Overview

    • Type

      Grant

    • Title

      Feed The Future Innovation Labs

    • Source

      US Department of State

    • Federal or State

      Federal

    • Total Amount

      $64,000,000

    • Number of Awards

      7

    • Award Range

      $20,000,000 - $40,000,000

    • Cost Share

      No

    • Status

      Active

  • Topics

    Agriculture
    Climate
    Environmental Justice
    Resilience

  • Eligibility

    • Audience

      Agriculture, Education

    • Sector

      Agriculture, Climate, Environmental Justice, Resilience

    • Activity

      Program Management

    • Eligibility

      Eligible Entities

      • Title XII (land- and sea-grant) colleges and universities in the U.S.
      • Title XII (land- and sea-grant) Tribal colleges and universities.
      • All types of U.S. and non-U.S. entities are eligible as subrecipients or contractors at various tiers as collaborating partners of the applicant, provided that they are not excluded from U.S. Government acquisition and assistance awards.

      Eligible Activities

      • Research programs that include a portfolio of high-quality, innovative research activities designed to achieve long-term development impact among host country beneficiaries.
      • FtF Innovation Labs are expected not only to generate improved knowledge, technologies, and practices, but to make outputs available to partners who will take them to scale.

    • Location

      National

  • Application Process

    • Application Link

      Apply Now

    • Pre-Application?

      No

    • Disbursement Method

      Unspecified

  • Important Dates

    • Application Open Date

      Mar 10, 2026

    • Application Close Date

      Apr 9, 2026

    • Application Close Time

      12:00 AM PST

    • Period of Performance Start

      Sep 30, 2026

    • Period of Performance End

      Sep 30, 2031

    • Publish Date

      Mar 10, 2026

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