FY2023 Cochran Fellowship Program

The summary for the FY2023 Cochran Fellowship Program grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Foreign Agricultural Service, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

FY2023 Cochran Fellowship Program: Since 1984, the U.S. Congress has made funds available to the Cochran Fellowship Program for training agriculturalists from middle-income countries, emerging markets, and emerging democracies. Training opportunities are for senior and mid-level specialists and administrators working in agricultural trade and policy, agribusiness development, management, animal, plant, and food sciences, extension services, agricultural marketing, and many other areas.Please see appendix for full SOWs and learning objectives.• Adoption of Biotechnology and Science-Based Agricultural Policy for Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Uganda• Community Based Aquaculture Development for Senegal• Women in Agriculture: Entrepreneurship for Food Processing, Packaging and Value Chain for India• Peoples Republic of China – Feed Ingredients for Aquaculture and Animal Husbandry• Peoples Republic of China – Food Service Chief Training Program• Climate Smart Agriculture for Vietnam• Effective Implementation of Climate Smart Agricultural Technology for Thailand• Biotechnology Adoption and Biosafety for Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras• Biotechnology: Policies, Management, and Public Outreach for Argentina and Paraguay• Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices and Extension for Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Guyana• Post-Harvest and Storage Handling of U.S. Grains for Dominican RepublicPartnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Initiative for Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Peru• Hotel Foodservice Industry Trends & Best Practices for Mexico, Monterrey• Stock Inventory Management for Peru and Ecuador• U.S. Tree Nuts as Food Ingredients for Brazil• Hotel Foodservice Industry Trends & Best Practices for Mexico• Introduction to U.S. Gastronomy and Food Ingredients for Colombia• Promotion & Marketing of U.S. Seafood for Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Togo• U.S. Private Label Management for People's Republic of China• Utilization of American Softwood for Vietnam• U.S. Sweets and Snacks for Bangladesh• Marketing and Grading of U.S. Hardwood for Pakistan• Overview of U.S. East Coast Seafood and New Species for People's Republic of China• Promotion of U.S. Tree Nuts for Turkey• Building Resilience through Climate-Smart Agriculture for Bosnia and Herzegovina• Overview of Animal Health and Disease Management for Bosnia and Herzegovina• Climate Smart Agriculture and Food Systems Innovation for Serbia• Women in Agriculture Entrepreneurship and Food Production for Serbia• Overview of Climate-Smart Agricultural for Turkey