Foreign Agricultural Service

USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) works with a variety of cooperating sponsors, including faith-based and community groups, to provide food aid around the world. Faith-based and community organizations have a long history of partnering with FAS to provide food to hungry people, humanitarian assistance to those in need, and agricultural development support to newly emerging democracies.

The following three FAS administered programs provide opportunities for faith-based and community organizations, which work in eligible countries, to assist in this effort. To learn more about how faith-based and community organizations partner with FAS, click here.

Food for Progress
The Food for Progress Program is designed to support countries that have made commitments to introduce or expand free enterprise elements into their agricultural economies through changes in commodity prices, marketing, input availability, distribution, and private sector involvement.
For more information... Click here. Requests for information can also be e-mailed to PPDED@fas.usda.gov or call 202-720-4221.

McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program
The Food for Education Program assists countries that have made a commitment to support and enhance the quality of their education and nutrition sectors.
For more information... Click here. Requests for information can also be e-mailed to PPDED@fas.usda.gov or call 202-720-4221.

Section 416(b) of the Agriculture Act of 1949
Section 416(b) allows USDA to donate commodities that are owned by USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to carry out assistance programs in developing and friendly countries.
For more information... Click here. Requests for information can also be e-mailed to PPDED@fas.usda.gov or call 202-720-4221.

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