Opportunity Information: Apply for 7200AA19RFA00010
The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement is a USAID funding opportunity that supports a major, multi-year research-for-development program focused on improving crops that matter for food security, nutrition, farmer livelihoods, and resilience in developing countries. Issued as a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), it calls for a cooperative agreement, meaning the awardee would not simply receive funds to execute an independent project, but would work in close collaboration with USAID while designing, managing, and delivering a coordinated global portfolio of crop improvement activities. The intent is to bring together scientific research, applied breeding, and on-the-ground development linkages so that improved crop varieties and associated knowledge can move from labs and breeding programs into farmers fields and local seed systems.
The opportunity sits within USAIDs Feed the Future initiative, which is the U.S. Governments flagship global hunger and food security program. In practical terms, the Innovation Lab model is meant to mobilize U.S. university expertise and partnerships with international and national research organizations to address high-impact constraints in agriculture. Here, the core theme is crop improvement, which typically includes developing and deploying varieties with traits such as higher yield, improved nutritional quality, better tolerance to drought and heat, resistance to pests and diseases, and suitability to local consumer and market preferences. The phrase research-for-development signals that the program is expected to produce usable outcomes, not just publications, and to do so in ways that connect to real-world adoption pathways, including extension, seed production, policy environments, and private-sector engagement where appropriate.
USAID describes the award as designed to develop a global portfolio of crop improvement research-for-development activities. That portfolio language indicates the implementing entity would be responsible for coordinating multiple related projects and partnerships rather than running a single narrow research study. A typical portfolio under an Innovation Lab might span multiple crops, geographies, and thematic areas, and it often includes competitive subawards or collaborations that bring in additional universities, CGIAR centers, host-country institutions, and other technical partners. The overall emphasis is on generating improved germplasm and tools, strengthening breeding pipelines, and building capacity so that partner countries can sustain crop improvement beyond the life of the award.
Key administrative details from the opportunity include the funding opportunity title, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement, and the funding opportunity number 7200AA19RFA00010. The awarding agency is the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the award mechanism is a cooperative agreement under the agriculture funding activity category. It is listed as an earmark opportunity and is associated with CFDA number 98.001. The opportunity was created on April 5, 2019, with an original closing date of June 21, 2019. The listed award ceiling is $35,000,000, reflecting a large-scale award intended to support a substantial program of work. The posting references Title XII U.S. Universities and points applicants to the Request for Applications (RFA) eligibility section for specifics, indicating that eligible applicants are centered on the Title XII higher education community, while the general eligible applicant category is shown as Others.
In summary, this NOFO is essentially USAIDs solicitation for a lead institution to operate a flagship Feed the Future Innovation Lab focused on crop improvement, building a coordinated, international R&D portfolio that translates breeding and crop science into development impact. The award is structured for active USAID involvement, is funded at a scale up to $35 million, and is geared toward qualified entities, particularly within the Title XII U.S. university system, capable of managing complex partnerships and delivering measurable outcomes in crop improvement for food security and agricultural development.Apply for 7200AA19RFA00010
- The Agency for International Development in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement" 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 2019-04-05.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2019-06-21. (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 $35,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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