McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program

3107, known as the 2002 Farm Bill) which provides for the donation of U.S. agricultural commodities and associated financial and technical assistance to carry out preschool and school feeding programs in foreign countries.

[3][5] IFED began in FY2000 as a pilot project and was called Global Food for Education Initiative (GFEI).

It was initially funded with $300 million in 2000 [6] and known as GFEI until 2002, when it was incorporated into the 2002 farm bill under its present name.

[7] The program was first implemented in FY2003 with $100 million of Commodity Credit Corporation funds as stipulated in the 2002 farm bill.

[3] The 2018 budget outline of the Trump administration eliminated funding for the program, stating that it "lacks evidence that it is being effectively implemented to reduce food insecurity".

[11] Up to 10% of funding for the program is available for local and regional procurement of agricultural commodities rather than in-kind donations of U.S. products.