FY2024 Faculty Exchange Program – Southeast Asia Veterinary Sciences | USDA FAS 10613 0700 10 24 0001

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The FY2024 Faculty Exchange Program (FEP) - Southeast Asia Veterinary Sciences is a discretionary USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) grant opportunity designed to strengthen veterinary science and veterinary medicine education across Southeast Asia by investing directly in university faculty development. Funded through a cooperative agreement, the program supports the design and delivery of structured training activities for a mixed cohort of university professors drawn from one or more priority countries: the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The overall intent is not only to provide short-term professional training, but to create practical, lasting improvements in how veterinary subjects are taught, assessed, and updated in partner universities after participants return home.

A central feature of the program is the U.S.-based training experience for selected Fellows (university professors). Training programs are planned and implemented in collaboration with U.S. universities and in coordination with USDA/FAS and other relevant government agencies, which signals that projects are expected to be well-organized, institutionally supported, and closely tied to real-world agricultural and animal health priorities. The content emphasis is clearly academic and practice-oriented: updating and improving courses and curricula, strengthening teaching approaches and student assessment methods, providing exposure to current research techniques, and incorporating practical field experiences while Fellows are in the United States. In other words, the program aims to modernize veterinary instruction and increase the capacity of faculty members to teach with up-to-date scientific methods and applied tools that can be transferred into their home institutions.

The exchange is designed as a two-way, longer-horizon capacity-building effort rather than a one-time visit. After Fellows complete their U.S. training, the program includes follow-up visits to the Fellows' home countries by U.S. host professors serving as Mentors. These in-country mentor visits are intended to reinforce what was learned, support implementation, and help translate training outcomes into concrete institutional changes such as revised syllabi, new course modules, improved lab or field training approaches, and better evaluation strategies for students. This mentorship component also encourages ongoing collaboration between U.S. and Southeast Asian institutions, increasing the likelihood that improvements continue after the grant period.

Administratively, the opportunity is listed as Funding Opportunity Number USDA FAS 10613 0700 10 24 0001 under CFDA 10.613, with an original application closing date of March 15, 2024. USDA/FAS anticipates making about two awards, with an award ceiling of $500,000. The instrument type is a cooperative agreement, which typically means applicants should expect substantial involvement from the federal sponsor during implementation (for example, coordination, approvals, or joint planning with USDA/FAS). Eligibility is summarized as "Others," and prospective applicants are directed to Section C of the full funding opportunity announcement for the specific eligibility rules and any requirements about organizational type, partnerships, or applicant qualifications.

In practical terms, a competitive proposal for this program would usually describe a detailed training plan built around the needs of veterinary faculty from the priority countries, show strong collaboration with one or more U.S. university partners, and outline clear deliverables tied to curriculum modernization and teaching effectiveness. It would also be expected to include a credible plan for the mentor follow-up visits in Southeast Asia and explain how those visits will help Fellows apply new methods in their home departments, train colleagues, and embed improvements into institutional programs rather than limiting benefits to individual participants.

• The Foreign Agricultural Service in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY2024 Faculty Exchange Program – Southeast Asia Veterinary Sciences" 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 2024-01-09.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-03-15. (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 $500,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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