Annual Program Statement for Multi-Year International Emergency Food Assistance | 72DFFP20APS00001

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The Annual Program Statement (APS) for Multi-Year International Emergency Food Assistance is a standing funding opportunity issued by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through its Office of Food for Peace (FFP), which serves as the U.S. Government lead for international food assistance. The main goal of the APS is to lay out the information organizations need in order to apply for multi-year emergency food assistance funding supported by either Title II resources and/or the Emergency Food Security Program (EFSP). In practical terms, this APS functions as an ongoing application pathway for partners that can plan and implement emergency food and nutrition assistance activities over a multi-year period, particularly in contexts where needs are likely to persist or recur.

This opportunity is authorized under the Food for Peace Act and/or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as amended), which are the core legal authorities USAID uses to provide humanitarian and emergency assistance overseas. The funding supports activities categorized under Food and Nutrition, reflecting the programmatic emphasis on addressing urgent food insecurity, preventing hunger-related mortality and malnutrition, and stabilizing access to food for crisis-affected populations. While the short description does not list specific eligible interventions, the framing indicates support for emergency food assistance delivered through established USAID mechanisms, including in-kind food aid and/or other emergency food security approaches typically associated with EFSP, depending on the award design and resource availability.

The APS is listed as a discretionary opportunity and uses two main funding instruments: cooperative agreements and grants. This means awards may involve varying levels of USAID involvement during implementation, with cooperative agreements generally implying more substantial collaboration or engagement by the agency compared to standard grants. The APS anticipates a large overall funding capacity, with an award ceiling listed at up to $1,000,000,000, and it projects approximately 100 awards, signaling that this is a major, high-volume mechanism intended to fund multiple partners and responses across different crisis settings rather than a single project or location.

Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning it is open to any type of entity, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications that may be included in the full announcement. In other words, applicants should not assume universal eligibility without checking the APS text for any conditions, documentation requirements, or exclusions that might apply. The opportunity is associated with CFDA numbers 98.001 and 98.008, which correspond to USAID foreign assistance program listings and are commonly used for tracking and compliance purposes in federal assistance awards.

A notable feature of this APS is that it is open indefinitely. The original closing date is not fixed; instead, the announcement remains open until USAID issues an amendment that sets a closing date. This structure is typical for an APS designed to receive applications on a rolling basis or to support recurring solicitations under a consistent set of rules. For prospective applicants, that usually means planning ahead for readiness (technical approach, compliance capacity, and operational presence) because funding opportunities may be tied to emerging crises, evolving humanitarian needs, or USAID programming priorities, even when the umbrella APS remains continuously available.

For full requirements, applicants are directed to the complete announcement, which is where USAID would specify what a compliant application must include, how submissions are evaluated, expected program elements, reporting and monitoring expectations, budget rules, geographic or sector priorities, and any special conditions tied to Title II and EFSP resources.

• The Agency for International Development in the food and nutrition sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Annual Program Statement for Multi-Year International Emergency Food Assistance" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.001, 98.008.
• This funding opportunity was created on Dec 13, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by This APS is open indefinitely and will remain open until an APS amendment is issued to establish a closing date.. (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 $1,000,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 100 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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