Feed the Future Innovation Labs
The summary for the Feed the Future Innovation Labs 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.
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Feed the Future Innovation Labs: The Department of State invites eligible applicants for Feed the Future Innovation Labs to advance global food security in alignment with U.S. policy through targeted research that meets one or both of the following core 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 individual and household consumption of nutritious, safe foods as part of healthy diets, and improves market pathways and opportunities for government and private sector actors to promote consumption of nutritious and safe foods.
| Federal Grant Title: | Feed the Future Innovation Labs |
| Federal Agency Name: | Office of Global Food Security (DOS-GFS) |
| Grant Categories: | Agriculture |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DFOP0017826 |
| Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
| CFDA Numbers: | 19.017 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | April 3rd, 2026 |
| Original Application Deadline: | April 3rd, 2026 |
| Posted Date: | February 20th, 2026 |
| Creation Date: | February 20th, 2026 |
| Archive Date: | May 21st, 2026 |
| Total Program Funding: | $64,000,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $40,000,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $20,000,000 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 7 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
| Last Updated: | February 20th, 2026 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Applications must only be submitted by eligible U.S. colleges and universities as defined under Section 296(d) of Title XII of the Foreign Assistance Act, as amended. See the Statement of Interest for additional information.
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