Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA FAS 10613 0700 10 21 0001
The Faculty Exchange Program - African Veterinary Science is a USDA-funded grant opportunity that supports the design and delivery of a one-semester, U.S.-based training program for early- to mid-career veterinary faculty from African universities. The central aim is to strengthen veterinary education, research capacity, and extension programming across Africa by giving participating professors structured exposure to U.S. Land Grant University systems, modern instructional practices, and current research approaches. A key requirement is that the training curriculum and deliverables meaningfully incorporate international trade topics, specifically science-based sanitary and phytosanitary measures and technical barriers to trade (SPS/TBT), so that fellows can better understand and teach how animal health standards and regulatory systems connect to cross-border commerce. Although the program has historically included Ethiopia and has previously hosted veterinary faculty from Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, this particular notice opens eligibility to all African nations except Ethiopia.
The program builds on a longer-running Faculty Exchange Program model that began in 1995, originally bringing junior and mid-level university professors from the Former Soviet Union to the United States to strengthen teaching capacity in agricultural economics, marketing, and agribusiness management. Over time, it expanded to include agricultural scientists and adapted its approach to emphasize updated course and curriculum development, improved teaching and student assessment methods, hands-on exposure to practical field experiences, and engagement with current research techniques. That same framework is now being applied to veterinary science in Africa, with the expectation that participants will return home better equipped to modernize what they teach, how they teach it, and how they connect classroom content to real-world animal health systems and trade-related standards.
In practical terms, the funded project is expected to organize cohorts of fellows and place them in groups of ten at U.S. Land Grant Universities that align with their research and teaching interests. During the semester, participants are meant to upgrade technical expertise in their discipline, observe classes to learn new teaching methods, and gain research skills through laboratory experience, short courses, or individualized mentorship. A concrete output of the exchange is that each fellow revises and modernizes course outlines for implementation at their home institution after returning. The experience is also designed to be applied and systems-oriented: fellows travel to relevant laboratories, farms, agribusinesses, and government offices to see how veterinary science, animal health regulation, and related institutions function in the United States, including how these systems intersect with trade and SPS/TBT compliance.
A defining feature of this opportunity is the built-in follow-on support. After the U.S.-based semester concludes, U.S. host faculty conduct follow-up visits to the participants universities roughly 3 to 9 months later to assess progress, support implementation of newly developed or revised courses, and encourage longer-term collaboration between U.S. and African institutions. The intent is not simply short-term training, but sustained improvement in veterinary curricula and ongoing professional linkages that can strengthen teaching and research over time.
Administratively, the opportunity is a discretionary USDA program under CFDA 10.613, offered as an "Other" funding instrument type through the USDA Faculty Exchange Program. Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and other entities as allowed by the full eligibility language in the notice. The funding opportunity number is USDA FAS 10613 0700 10 21 0001. The original posting indicates an award ceiling of $400,000 and an expectation of two awards, reflecting an intention to support a limited number of implementers capable of designing and running the exchange model at a high level, including the required curriculum components on trade and SPS/TBT. The notice was created on January 4, 2021, with an original closing date of April 5, 2021.Apply for USDA FAS 10613 0700 10 21 0001
- The Department of Agriculture, Faculty Exchange Program 10.613 in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Faculty Exchange Program – African Veterinary Science" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.613.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 04, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 05, 2021. (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 $400,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Faculty Exchange Program - African Veterinary Science?
The Faculty Exchange Program - African Veterinary Science is a USDA-funded grant opportunity that supports the design and delivery of a one-semester, U.S.-based training program for early- to mid-career veterinary faculty from African universities.
What is the main purpose of this grant opportunity?
The central aim is to strengthen veterinary education, research capacity, and extension programming across Africa by giving participating professors structured exposure to U.S. Land Grant University systems, modern instructional practices, and current research approaches.
Who is the training program meant for?
The program is designed for early- to mid-career veterinary faculty from African universities who will participate as fellows in a U.S.-based, one-semester exchange and training experience.
Which countries are eligible for participation?
This notice opens eligibility to all African nations except Ethiopia. While the program has historically included Ethiopia and previously hosted veterinary faculty from Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, this specific opportunity excludes Ethiopia.
What is the required length and location of the training?
The training is expected to be a one-semester program based in the United States.
Where in the United States will fellows be placed?
Fellows are expected to be placed at U.S. Land Grant Universities that align with their research and teaching interests.
How are fellows organized during the exchange?
The funded project is expected to organize cohorts of fellows and place them in groups of ten at U.S. Land Grant Universities.
What kinds of activities will fellows complete during the semester?
During the semester, fellows are expected to upgrade technical expertise in their discipline, observe classes to learn new teaching methods, and gain research skills through laboratory experience, short courses, or individualized mentorship.
Are there required deliverables or outputs for fellows?
Yes. A concrete output is that each fellow revises and modernizes course outlines for implementation at their home institution after returning.
What is the focus on teaching and curriculum development?
The model emphasizes updated course and curriculum development, improved teaching and student assessment methods, and exposure to practical field experiences and current research techniques, with the expectation that fellows return home able to modernize what they teach and how they teach it.
What role do international trade topics play in the program?
A key requirement is that the training curriculum and deliverables meaningfully incorporate international trade topics, specifically science-based sanitary and phytosanitary measures and technical barriers to trade (SPS/TBT). The intent is to help fellows better understand and teach how animal health standards and regulatory systems connect to cross-border commerce.
What does SPS/TBT mean in the context of this program?
Within this opportunity, SPS/TBT refers to science-based sanitary and phytosanitary measures and technical barriers to trade that relate to animal health standards, regulatory systems, and how those requirements can affect cross-border trade.
What kinds of site visits or applied experiences are included?
The experience is designed to be applied and systems-oriented. Fellows travel to relevant laboratories, farms, agribusinesses, and government offices to see how veterinary science, animal health regulation, and related institutions function in the United States, including how these systems intersect with trade and SPS/TBT compliance.
Is there follow-on support after the U.S.-based semester ends?
Yes. The program includes built-in follow-on support. U.S. host faculty conduct follow-up visits to the participants universities roughly 3 to 9 months after the semester concludes.
What is the purpose of the follow-up visits?
The follow-up visits are intended to assess progress, support implementation of newly developed or revised courses, and encourage longer-term collaboration between U.S. and African institutions.
Is the program intended to be short-term training only?
No. The intent is not simply short-term training, but sustained improvement in veterinary curricula and ongoing professional linkages that can strengthen teaching and research over time.
What is the history or background of the Faculty Exchange Program model?
The Faculty Exchange Program model began in 1995, originally bringing junior and mid-level university professors from the Former Soviet Union to the United States to strengthen teaching capacity in agricultural economics, marketing, and agribusiness management. Over time, it expanded to include agricultural scientists and adapted its approach to emphasize curriculum development, improved teaching and assessment, hands-on field exposure, and engagement with current research techniques. This opportunity applies that same framework to veterinary science in Africa.
What agency is funding this opportunity?
This is a USDA-funded grant opportunity offered through the USDA Faculty Exchange Program.
What type of program is this administratively?
Administratively, it is a discretionary USDA program under CFDA 10.613 and is offered as an "Other" funding instrument type.
Who is eligible to apply for the grant?
Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and other entities as allowed by the full eligibility language in the notice.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is USDA FAS 10613 0700 10 21 0001.
What is the maximum award amount?
The original posting indicates an award ceiling of $400,000.
How many awards are expected to be made?
The original posting indicates an expectation of two awards.
What does the expectation of two awards suggest about the program?
It reflects an intention to support a limited number of implementers capable of designing and running the exchange model at a high level, including the required curriculum components on trade and SPS/TBT.
When was the notice created, and what were the key dates?
The notice was created on January 4, 2021, with an original closing date of April 5, 2021.
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