Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA FAS 10619 0762 10 22 0004
Apply for USDA FAS 10619 0762 10 22 0004
- The Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program (CA)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.619.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 03, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 27, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Opportunity Summary:
The International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program (IAEFP) is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), designed to help low- to middle-income countries build or strengthen school-based agricultural education and youth extension systems. Working in coordination with well-known U.S. youth development models like 4-H and FFA, the program places qualified U.S. agricultural professionals in partner countries to support secondary-school agriculture instruction and related community extension activities. The legal authority comes from the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-334, Section 3307). The core idea is practical, experiential learning: helping young people gain usable agricultural skills and leadership experience that can translate into improved livelihoods and more resilient food systems, while also encouraging longer-term ties between partner countries and the U.S. agricultural sector.
The program’s main purpose is to connect American agricultural expertise with demand in developing-country school systems for hands-on agricultural education. Fellows are expected to support classroom instruction and also bring learning into the field through demonstrations, supervised projects, entrepreneurship activities, and leadership development. A strong emphasis is placed on sustainability, meaning proposals are expected to go beyond short-term training and show how local capacity will continue after the fellowship ends. That includes teacher training, community-based extension linkages, and the establishment or strengthening of 4-H-style clubs that can keep youth engagement going over time. Applicants are also expected to address the host country’s readiness to implement this kind of program and explain what policies, procedures, or government approvals will need to be built into the work plan so the program can operate smoothly and endure.
Geographically, the place of performance is flexible: proposals can target any country classified by the World Bank as low- to middle-income. Applicants may submit multiple country-specific applications, and each proposal has to be tailored to the conditions of the selected country rather than written as a one-size-fits-all approach. Proposals should demonstrate active host-country support, including buy-in from government counterparts, local education and agriculture authorities, and the broader agricultural community. They should also show how the IAEFP effort will align with the partner country’s agricultural policy priorities and extension goals, and how the work will complement USDA priorities, including climate-smart agriculture practices. Another recurring theme is building or strengthening bilateral linkages, so proposals are encouraged to include content and activities that can support future agricultural trade connections between the partner country and the United States.
From a funding and program structure standpoint, USDA anticipated making up to two awards in this cycle, with an award ceiling of $1,000,000 per award. Each award is expected to support up to nine Fellows, who serve for roughly 8 to 9 months aligned with the host country’s academic year. The eligible applicants category is broadly listed as “Others,” with additional eligibility details referenced in the full notice (meaning organizations proposing to run the program, recruit and manage Fellows, and coordinate in-country partnerships are the direct applicants, not individual Fellows applying to USDA). After an organization is selected for an award, it must run an organized recruitment and selection process for Fellows. Fellows must be U.S. citizens and hold at least a bachelor’s degree in an agriculture-related field, and they should understand U.S. school-based agricultural education and youth extension models. In practice, the program prefers candidates with real agricultural experience, especially teaching agricultural skills and developing curriculum or programs.
Selection and oversight of Fellows includes formal coordination requirements with 4-H and FFA. Award recipients must consult the National FFA Organization and the National 4-H Council on Fellow selections, identify subject matter expert panel representatives for the selection process within 30 days after negotiations, and submit final Fellow selections to USDA for final concurrence. Fellows may be placed at different sites within the country, but they are expected to function as a cohort rather than as isolated individual placements, which implies shared orientation, coordination, and consistent program direction across sites.
A significant part of the solicitation focuses on safety and security planning. Every proposal must show that security risks have been assessed and must lay out concrete measures to protect U.S. Fellows in the host country and in the specific regions where they will be based. Applicants need to plan for safe, appropriate housing (examples given include guarded dormitories, vetted host families, and private transportation arrangements) and are encouraged to coordinate living and security arrangements with U.S. Embassy Regional Security Officer guidance. Orientation should include safety and security training, including self-defense elements. Once awarded, the recipient organization will work closely with the USDA/FAS IAEFP team and, as needed, FAS overseas offices and relevant U.S. Embassy personnel on placements, partnerships, and security decisions. USDA also notes that changing security conditions can affect whether a country proposal is funded, even if it is otherwise strong.
Monitoring and evaluation expectations are also spelled out clearly. Applicants must attach a draft evaluation plan that outlines how the program will track performance and impact. That plan should include specific performance goals, an activity-level results framework, indicators with targets for each major activity, and a plan for baseline and ongoing data collection. In other words, USDA is looking for measurable outcomes, not just descriptions of activities. Additionally, implementers are encouraged to maintain a strong social media presence to document ongoing activities and to provide regular implementation updates to USDA/FAS in Washington, D.C. and to relevant overseas representatives.
Finally, proposals are expected to show how IAEFP will coordinate with or complement other U.S. Government and USDA-related international programs where relevant, such as the Borlaug Fellowship Program, Cochran Fellowship Program, Food for Progress, McGovern-Dole Food for Education, Local and Regional Procurement, Peace Corps, USAID efforts, or other related programming. USDA also makes standard but important disclaimers: posting the opportunity does not guarantee an award, the government will not reimburse application preparation costs, awards may be amended, and the selecting official may make selections out of rank order based on strategic considerations like geographic distribution, inclusion of minority-serving institutions, congressional direction, or other documented priorities, with those decisions considered final and not appealable.
International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program (IAEFP) - FAQs
1. What is the International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program (IAEFP)?
The International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program (IAEFP) is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). It is designed to help low- to middle-income countries build or strengthen school-based agricultural education and youth extension systems by placing qualified U.S. agricultural professionals (Fellows) in partner countries.
2. What is the legal authority for IAEFP?
IAEFP is authorized under the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-334, Section 3307).
3. What problem or need is the program trying to address?
The program is intended to connect U.S. agricultural expertise with demand in developing-country school systems for practical, hands-on agricultural education. The goal is to help young people gain usable agricultural skills and leadership experience that can improve livelihoods and contribute to more resilient food systems.
4. What are the core activities Fellows are expected to support?
Fellows are expected to support secondary-school agriculture instruction and related community extension activities. This includes classroom instruction and practical, experiential learning such as demonstrations, supervised projects, entrepreneurship activities, and leadership development.
5. How does the program use U.S. youth development models like 4-H and FFA?
IAEFP works in coordination with well-known U.S. youth development models, including 4-H and FFA, to support school-based agricultural education and youth extension systems in partner countries. Proposals are expected to include approaches that reflect these kinds of models, such as establishing or strengthening 4-H-style clubs to sustain youth engagement.
6. Who applies to USDA for this opportunity: individual Fellows or organizations?
The direct applicants are organizations that propose to run the program, recruit and manage Fellows, and coordinate in-country partnerships. Individual Fellows do not apply directly to USDA under this solicitation.
7. Who is eligible to apply?
The eligible applicants category is broadly listed as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full notice. Based on the information provided, applicants are expected to be organizations capable of administering the fellowship program rather than individuals.
8. Where can IAEFP projects be implemented?
The place of performance is flexible. Proposals can target any country classified by the World Bank as low- to middle-income.
9. Can an applicant submit proposals for multiple countries?
Yes. Applicants may submit multiple country-specific applications.
10. Do proposals need to be tailored to each country?
Yes. Each proposal must be tailored to the conditions of the selected country and should not be written as a one-size-fits-all approach.
11. What level of host-country support is expected?
Proposals should demonstrate active host-country support, including buy-in from government counterparts, local education and agriculture authorities, and the broader agricultural community.
12. How should proposals address host-country readiness and approvals?
Applicants are expected to address the host country’s readiness to implement school-based agricultural education and youth extension efforts, and explain what policies, procedures, or government approvals need to be incorporated into the work plan so the program can operate smoothly and endure.
13. What does USDA mean by "sustainability" in this program?
Sustainability means proposals should go beyond short-term training and show how local capacity will continue after the fellowship ends. Examples include teacher training, building community-based extension linkages, and establishing or strengthening 4-H-style clubs to keep youth engagement going over time.
14. How should proposed activities align with national priorities in the partner country?
Proposals should show how the IAEFP effort aligns with the partner country’s agricultural policy priorities and extension goals.
15. What USDA priorities should proposals consider?
Proposals should describe how they will complement USDA priorities, including climate-smart agriculture practices.
16. Is there an expectation to support longer-term ties with the U.S. agricultural sector?
Yes. The program description emphasizes encouraging longer-term ties between partner countries and the U.S. agricultural sector. Proposals are encouraged to include content and activities that can support future agricultural trade connections between the partner country and the United States.
17. How many awards does USDA anticipate making in this cycle?
USDA anticipated making up to two awards in this cycle.
18. What is the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling is $1,000,000 per award.
19. How many Fellows can each award support?
Each award is expected to support up to nine Fellows.
20. How long do Fellows serve?
Fellows serve for roughly 8 to 9 months, aligned with the host country’s academic year.
21. What are the minimum eligibility requirements for Fellows?
Fellows must be U.S. citizens and hold at least a bachelor’s degree in an agriculture-related field.
22. What experience or background is preferred for Fellows?
Fellows should understand U.S. school-based agricultural education and youth extension models. The program prefers candidates with real agricultural experience, especially teaching agricultural skills and developing curriculum or programs.
23. How are Fellows recruited and selected?
After an organization is selected for an award, it must run an organized recruitment and selection process for Fellows. The selection process includes formal coordination requirements with 4-H and FFA and final concurrence by USDA.
24. What coordination is required with the National FFA Organization and the National 4-H Council?
Award recipients must consult the National FFA Organization and the National 4-H Council on Fellow selections.
25. What is the requirement related to subject matter expert panel representatives?
Award recipients must identify subject matter expert panel representatives for the Fellow selection process within 30 days after negotiations.
26. Does USDA approve the final selection of Fellows?
Yes. Award recipients must submit final Fellow selections to USDA for final concurrence.
27. Can Fellows be placed at different sites within a country?
Yes. Fellows may be placed at different sites within the country.
28. Are Fellows expected to work independently or as a group?
Fellows are expected to function as a cohort rather than as isolated individual placements. This implies shared orientation, coordination, and consistent program direction across sites.
29. What safety and security planning is required in proposals?
Every proposal must show that security risks have been assessed and must describe concrete measures to protect U.S. Fellows in the host country and in the specific regions where they will be based.
30. What examples of safe housing and transportation arrangements are mentioned?
Applicants need to plan for safe, appropriate housing. Examples include guarded dormitories, vetted host families, and private transportation arrangements.
31. Should applicants coordinate security arrangements with U.S. Embassy personnel?
Yes. Applicants are encouraged to coordinate living and security arrangements with guidance from the U.S. Embassy Regional Security Officer.
32. What should orientation include related to safety?
Orientation should include safety and security training, including self-defense elements.
33. Who does the recipient organization work with after award regarding placements and security?
Once awarded, the recipient organization will work closely with the USDA/FAS IAEFP team and, as needed, FAS overseas offices and relevant U.S. Embassy personnel on placements, partnerships, and security decisions.
34. Can security conditions affect whether a country proposal is funded?
Yes. USDA notes that changing security conditions can affect whether a country proposal is funded, even if the proposal is otherwise strong.
35. What monitoring and evaluation (M&E) documentation is required with the application?
Applicants must attach a draft evaluation plan that outlines how the program will track performance and impact.
36. What should the draft evaluation plan include?
The draft evaluation plan should include specific performance goals, an activity-level results framework, indicators with targets for each major activity, and a plan for baseline and ongoing data collection.
37. Does USDA expect measurable outcomes?
Yes. USDA is looking for measurable outcomes, not only descriptions of activities.
38. Are implementers expected to use social media?
Implementers are encouraged to maintain a strong social media presence to document ongoing activities.
39. What reporting or communication is expected during implementation?
Implementers are expected to provide regular implementation updates to USDA/FAS in Washington, D.C., and to relevant overseas representatives.
40. Should proposals coordinate with other U.S. Government or USDA international programs?
Yes. Proposals are expected to show how IAEFP will coordinate with or complement other U.S. Government and USDA-related international programs where relevant.
41. Which related programs are specifically mentioned as potential complements?
Examples mentioned include the Borlaug Fellowship Program, Cochran Fellowship Program, Food for Progress, McGovern-Dole Food for Education, Local and Regional Procurement, Peace Corps, USAID efforts, and other related programming.
42. Does posting this opportunity guarantee an award?
No. USDA states that posting the opportunity does not guarantee an award.
43. Will the government reimburse costs to prepare an application?
No. USDA indicates the government will not reimburse application preparation costs.
44. Can awards be amended after being made?
Yes. USDA notes that awards may be amended.
45. Can the selecting official make selections out of rank order?
Yes. The selecting official may make selections out of rank order based on strategic considerations.
46. What examples of strategic considerations are listed?
Examples include geographic distribution, inclusion of minority-serving institutions, congressional direction, or other documented priorities.
47. Are selection decisions appealable?
No. USDA states that these decisions are considered final and not appealable.
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