Opportunity Information: Apply for 7200AA21RFA00012
The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture funding opportunity (NOFO 7200AA21RFA00012) is a USAID grant competition to select a single U.S. university to serve as the Management Entity for the Innovation Lab. Posted on March 11, 2021 and closing on May 11, 2021, the solicitation follows an earlier draft program description that was shared for public comment in October 2020. The award is structured as a Cooperative Agreement, meaning USAID expects substantial engagement during implementation rather than a fully hands-off grant relationship.
At its core, the opportunity is about managing and delivering a global research-for-development portfolio focused on horticulture under the Feed the Future initiative and aligned with the U.S. Government Global Food Security Strategy (GFSS). The Innovation Lab is intended to advance science, technology, and innovation that can reduce global hunger, malnutrition, and poverty. Within the GFSS framework, the lab is expected to contribute to three broad outcomes: inclusive and sustainable agriculture-led economic growth, stronger resilience of people and systems, and improved nutrition, with particular attention to youth, women, and young children. In practice, this frames horticulture not only as a production or income topic, but also as a pathway to better diets and livelihoods through fruits, vegetables, and other high-value crops.
The selected Management Entity will build on and extend USAID's previous investments in this area, including the prior Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture and the earlier Collaborative Research Support Program (CRSP) that preceded the Innovation Lab model. The mechanism is described as a five-year Leader with Associates (LWA) Cooperative Agreement. Under an LWA, the "Leader" award establishes the central management and technical platform, while "Associate" awards can be added later to support specific activities or country-linked efforts, typically aligned with missions and partners. This structure is designed to let USAID and partners scale and adapt the research agenda over the five-year period while keeping a consistent management hub.
Funding is sizable: the award ceiling is listed at $34,500,000, with one expected award. The opportunity is categorized under Agriculture, Food and Nutrition (CFDA 98.001) and is labeled as an earmark category opportunity. Eligibility to apply as the prime recipient is restricted to Title XII U.S. universities, which generally refers to institutions that fit within the U.S. land-grant and related higher education system associated with international food and agriculture development capacity.
The NOFO also included a defined question-and-answer process. Questions had to be submitted by email to the designated point of contact, Kelly Miskowski (kmiskowski@usaid.gov), by March 25, 2021 at 4:00 pm Washington, D.C. time, with USAID indicating it would post an amendment responding to questions. An update notes that Amendment 01 was posted on April 2, including responses to submitted questions and a summary of revisions, and that a revised NOFO was posted with changes highlighted.Apply for 7200AA21RFA00012
- The Agency for International Development in the agriculture, food and nutrition sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.001.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2020-09-29.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-05-11. (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 $34,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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