Food for Education

The McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program helps promote education, child development, and food security for some of the world’s poorest children. It provides for donations of U.S. agricultural products, as well as financial and technical assistance, for school feeding and maternal and child nutrition projects in low-income countries.

The program was authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 and is administered by the Foreign Agricultural Service. It is named in honor of Ambassador and former Senator George McGovern and former Senator Robert Dole for their tireless efforts to encourage a global commitment to school feeding and child nutrition.

The McGovern-Dole program replaced the pilot Global Food for Education Initiative, under which nearly 7 million children were fed from 2001-2003.

	McGovern-Dole Food for Education Program Fact Sheet
	Applying for the Program - applications due August 30, 2004
	Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
	Commodity Specifications
	Testimony by Kirk Miller to the Congressional Human Rights Caucus (June 25, 2004)
	Program Implementation: Budget, Reports, and Policies
	USDA Selects Eligible Projects Under FY2003 McGovern-Dole Program
	McGovern-Dole Food for Education Press Releases   --  USDA To Donate Agricultural Commodities For School Feeding in Kyrgyzstan (10/05/04)   --  USDA To Donate Agricultural Commodities For School Feeding in Bolivia (10/05/04)   --  USDA To Donate Agricultural Commodities For School Feeding in Eritrea (09/28/04)   --  USDA To Donate Agricultural Commodities For School Feeding In Moldova (08/18/04)   --  Veneman Signs New Food For Education Agreement With Dominican Republic (08/17/04)   --  USDA Announces $50 Million In Assistance Under McGovern-Dole International Food For Education         and Child Nutrition Program (8/16/04)   --  USDA to Donate Agricultural Commodities for School Feeding in Afghanistan (10/15/03)   --  USDA to Donate Agricultural Commodities for School Feeding in Albania (10/15/03)   --  USDA to Donate Agricultural Commodities for School Feeding in Benin (10/15/03)   --  USDA to Donate Agricultural Commodities for School Feeding in Guatemala (10/15/03)   --  USDA to Donate Agricultural Commodities for School Feeding in Kyrgyzstan (10/15/03)   --  USDA to Donate Wheat for School Feeding in Lebanon (10/15/03)   --  USDA to Donate Agricultural Commodities for School Feeding in Moldova (10/15/03)   --  USDA to Donate Agricultural Commodities for School Feeding in Nicaragua (10/15/03)   --  USDA to Donate Agricultural Commodities for School Feeding in Vietnam (10/15/03)   --  Veneman invites project proposals for new International Food for Education program  (06/20/03)    --  USDA Launches Global Feeding Program on Foreign Agricultural Service's 50th Anniversary (03/10/03)
	Regulations (Published 06/20/2003, Federal Register)

Questions or comments can be directed to the Program Development Division at 202-720-4221
or via e-mail at PPDED@fas.usda.gov.

Last modified: Wednesday, October 29, 2003