The Office of Global Food Security of the U.S. Department of
State announces an open competition for organizations to submit a statement of
interest (SOI) to serve as a Management Entity to design, host, and lead a Feed
the Future Innovation Lab (FtF Innovation Lab).

The Department of State invites eligible applicants to
advance global food security in alignment with U.S. policy through targeted
research that meets one or both of the following core objectives:

1) Advances agricultural science and research to increase
productivity, mitigate threats to production systems, and support food systems
to reduce hunger and malnutrition through enhanced supply of nutritious and
safe foods; and/or

2) Increases demand for individual and household consumption
of nutritious, safe foods as part of healthy diets, and improves market
pathways and opportunities for government and private sector actors to promote
consumption of nutritious and safe foods.  

The Management Entity of each respective FtF Innovation Lab
is expected to help implement and communicate impact pathways from research to
development outcomes via partnerships with other USG programs, national
partners, private companies, community-based organizations, such as faith-based
organizations, and other donors and their programs. Programs must ensure U.S.
investments directly benefit American safety, strength, and prosperity.
Proposals should clearly address how the research activities will support both
global food security and U.S. national security and economic interests, reduce
the need for repeated humanitarian assistance, expand market access for U.S.
companies, and protect the U.S agriculture industry.

Award amounts: Individual awards may range from a minimum of
$20 million to a maximum of $40 million (approximately) over the life of the
award.

Performance Period: up to 60 months

Type of funding: Development Assistance funds under the
Foreign Assistance Act

Cost Sharing: Not required.

Full proposal submission date: Not specified

Anticipated project start date: No later than September 30,
2026