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Cochran Fellowship Program FY2026

Foreign Agricultural Service

Award ceiling

$150,000

Program funding

$1,050,000

Opportunity #
USDA-FAS-10962-0700-10926-0001
Agency
Foreign Agricultural Service
ALN (CFDA)
10.962
Status
posted
Posted
Jun 15, 2026
Closes
Aug 14, 2026
Funding instrument
Grant
Category
Agriculture
Cost sharing required
No

Who can apply

State cooperative institutions or other colleges and universities in the United States, as defined at 7 U.S.C. § 3103.All applicants must have an active registration in the U.S. Government System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) before the application submission deadline of the announcement. Applicants with inactive, expired, pending, or excluded listings will be deemed ineligible. Exceptions, waivers, or extensions will not be considered. More information about SAM.gov registration can be found in Section 9, Other Information.

Synopsis

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, Fellowship Programs, announces this funding opportunity to support the Cochran Fellowship Program by issuing a new award. This opportunity is available to State cooperative institutions or other colleges and universities in the United States, as defined at 7 U.S.C. § 3103. This program is intended to support applied research, extension, and education collaborations between U.S. researchers and their foreign counterparts from selected emerging market economies.

Benefits to the United States:

• This program makes America more prosperous by increasing American agricultural exports to new or expanded overseas markets.

Contact

Kendra Arrington Grantor · Desiree.Lawrence@usda.gov

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