IFRP - USAID-FFP IFRP RFA - FINAL FOR APPLICATIONS Agency for International Development | 72DFFP19RFA00003

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The International Food Relief Partnership (IFRP) Request for Applications from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is a discretionary grant opportunity focused on supporting the logistics side of food assistance. Specifically, USAID is looking for proposals that help move shelf-stable, prepackaged food commodities through the full chain of delivery: transportation, delivery to destination areas, and distribution to intended recipients under the IFRP program. The core purpose is practical and operational, centered on getting ready-to-distribute food items reliably and efficiently to communities in need, rather than funding agricultural production or long-term development programming.

This funding opportunity is titled "IFRP - USAID-FFP IFRP RFA - FINAL FOR APPLICATIONS" and is issued under Funding Opportunity Number 72DFFP19RFA00003. The award mechanism is a grant, and it sits within the Food and Nutrition funding activity category. The listing is associated with CFDA (now commonly referred to as assistance listing) number 98.008, which is tied to USAID assistance programs. USAID originally posted the opportunity on April 22, 2019, with an original application closing date of May 23, 2019, meaning applicants had roughly a month to prepare and submit their proposals.

Eligibility is directed toward nonprofit organizations that have 501(c)(3) status with the IRS and are not institutions of higher education. While the short description mentions private voluntary organizations and public international organizations as target applicants, the eligibility field provided highlights U.S.-recognized nonprofit charitable organizations (excluding universities). In practice, that means applicants would typically be expected to demonstrate nonprofit standing, relevant past performance, and the operational capacity to handle international or in-country logistics and last-mile distribution responsibly.

USAID anticipated making multiple awards under this round, with an expected 18 awards. The maximum funding amount (award ceiling) listed is $175,000 per award. That ceiling suggests relatively modest, targeted grants designed to cover specific logistics and distribution activities for prepackaged, shelf-stable foods, rather than large-scale multi-year humanitarian response programs. Because the program is about prepackaged commodities that are shelf-stable, it also implies an emphasis on items that are easier to store, transport, and distribute with limited cold-chain infrastructure, which is often critical in emergency or hard-to-reach environments.

Overall, this grant opportunity is best understood as support for organizations that can execute dependable food assistance delivery operations: coordinating transport, ensuring goods arrive where they are intended to go, and managing distribution in a way that is timely, accountable, and aligned with USAID food assistance requirements. The full requirements, eligible activities, and compliance expectations would be detailed in the official Funding Opportunity Description referenced in the notice, but the central theme is straightforward: strengthening the delivery pipeline for IFRP food commodities so that assistance reaches vulnerable populations effectively.

• The Agency for International Development in the food and nutrition sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "IFRP - USAID-FFP IFRP RFA - FINAL FOR APPLICATIONS Agency for International Development" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.008.
• This funding opportunity was created on Apr 22, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 23, 2019. (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 $175,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 18 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.

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