John Ogonowski Farmer-to-Farmer Program

Objective

Improve global food production and marketing by transferring technical skills of the U.S. agricultural community to farmers in participating countries. The purpose of the program is to assist farmers in increasing food production and distribution, by improving the effectiveness of farming and marketing operations."

Who Can Apply

• State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
• Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)

The following types of organizations are eligible to apply for grants: agricultural producers, agriculturalists, colleges and universities (including historically black colleges and universities, land grant colleges or universities, and foundations maintained by colleges or universities), private agribusinesses, private organizations (including grassroots organizations with an established and demonstrated capacity to carry out such a bilateral exchange program), private corporations, and nonprofit farm organizations. Applicants must also be registered with USAID (if a U.S. PVO); and waive profits and/or fees under the USAID grant (if a for-profit business).

Who Benefits

• Private nonprofit institution/organization
• State
• Local

Farms, cooperatives, farmers associations, agricultural and food processing and marketing enterprises, rural finance institutions and in some cases public entities seeking assistance in improving agricultural policy and public services to the agricultural sector in developing countries, middle-income countries, emerging markets, sub-Saharan African countries, and Caribbean Basin countries.

Assistance Types

• Project Grants
• Project Grants
• Project Grants
• Project Grants

Program Contact

rwillis@usaid.gov
202-567-4688