Stakeholder Notice: USDA Purchases 417,000 Metric Tons of U.S. Grown Commodities for America First International Food Assistance Programs

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide $480 million to make America safer, stronger, and more prosperous and strengthen global food security through its two premier international food assistance programs, McGovern-Dole and Food for Progress. These programs rely on and support American farmers, ranchers, and producers, who generously share their bounty with the world, and open key markets for American businesses. For the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, USDA is providing $240 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 funds to purchase U.S. commodities to support six projects in five countries. Through Food for Progress, USDA is providing $240 million in FY 2025 funds to purchase U.S. commodities to support eight projects in six countries.  Under both programs, USDA purchases U.S.-grown commodities from American farmers and producers and provides them to implementing organizations. McGovern-Dole partners will utilize 56,170 metric tons of U.S. grown packaged commodities, a 50 percent increase from 2024, which will be used to provide critical school meals to vulnerable communities in Benin, Honduras, Mozambique, Pakistan, and Senegal. Food for Progress implementing organizations will sell 361,000 metric tons of U.S. grown commodities, a 12 percent increase from 2024, in foreign markets and use the proceeds to provide critical support to remove trade barriers, increase imports of crops for agricultural inputs for American business, and ensure market access for American products in Columbia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Vietnam, Nigeria, and Nepal.    Details of the fiscal year 2025 McGovern-Dole and Food for Progress funding allocations are available on the Foreign Agricultural Service website.   Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. This email was sent to stevenmagallanes520.nims@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service · 1400 Independence Avenue, SW · Washington, DC 20250