McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (US)

The program provides for the donation of U.S. agricultural commodities and funds to procure local and regional agricultural commodities, as well as financial and technical assistance.

By providing school meals, teacher training, government capacity-building, and related education and nutrition support, McGovern-Dole helps boost school enrollment, increase attendance, and improve reading outcomes and literacy results. McGovern-Dole can also provide support to Maternal and Child Nutrition (MCN). To improve health, nutrition, and dietary practices, McGovern-Dole encourages the inclusion of health and nutrition-sensitive activities such as the use of micronutrient-fortified products; take-home rations; treatments for deworming; water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH); school gardens; and curriculum-based nutrition education.

Objectives

• The principal objectives of McGovern-Dole are to carry out:
  • school and preschool food for education programs in foreign countries to improve food security, reduce the incidence of hunger, and improve literacy and primary education, particularly with respect to girls; and
  • maternal, infant, and child nutrition programs for pregnant women, nursing mothers, infants, and children who are five years of age or younger.

Funding Information

• Total Available Federal Funding: up to $240,000,000; Subject to the availability of funding
• Anticipated Number of Awards: 8
• Each individual award is expected to be in the range: $10 million – $29 million
• Period of Performance: Approximately 60 months.

Eligibility Criteria

• The following entities are eligible applicants:
  • Private Voluntary Organizations (defined at 7 CFR 1599.2 );
  • Cooperatives;
  • Intergovernmental Organizations;
  • Governments of developing countries and their agencies; and
  • Other Organizations, including Higher Education Institutions

For more information, visit Grants.gov.