This DoD-USDA partnership grant is established to bolster the quality of life for military families and youth, directly addressing the significant challenges posed by frequent deployments and prolonged family separations that can impact military readiness. This vital initiative, a collaboration between NIFA, the Land-Grant University System, and defense agencies, is designed to support the Department of Defense’s family programs, workforce development, and critical child care and youth development expansion needs. By fostering collaborations with educational and community-based organizations possessing relevant expertise, the grant provides $7,045,454 in Fiscal Year 2010. This funding is dedicated to implementing strategies for delivering essential training and technical assistance to child care providers and youth development program staff in targeted states, thereby strengthening support systems for military children and families.
Opportunity ID: 56876
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-EXCA-003301 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | DoD-USDA Partnership: Child Youth Deployment Support Project |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Community Development Education Employment, Labor and Training |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.500 — Cooperative Extension Service |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 24, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 07, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 07, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Oct 07, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $4,545,454 |
| Award Ceiling: | $4,545,454 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applications may be submitted by State agricultural experiment stations, State cooperative extension services, all colleges and universities, other research or educational institution or organization and any other contractor or recipient, either foreign or domestic, to further research, extension or teaching programs in the food and agricultural sciences of USDA. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided they are necessary for the conduct of the project. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
| Description: | Military families face a lifestyle that includes frequent deployments and increased family separations. These challenges can affect military readiness. NIFA, the Land-Grant University System, and defense agencies partner to support military family and youth quality of life through extension educational programs and research designed to address the unique challenges associated with military family life. This mission-focused project cultivates collaborations with educational institutions, non-governmental and community-based organizations with appropriate expertise to support the family programs, workforce development, and child care and youth development expansion needs of the Department of Defense (DoD). Through this partnership, $7,045,454 is made available in Fiscal Year 2010 to implement the overall strategies and methods to provide training and technical assistance for child care providers and youth development program staff in targeted states. |
| Link to Additional Information: | DoD-USDA Partnership: Child Youth Deployment Support Project |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NIFA Help Desk
Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays Email:electronic@nifa.usda.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 56876 Full Announcement-1 -> rfa_fy2010_child_youth_deployment_support_competitive_ final_08.24.2010.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | NIFA Help Desk Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays Email: electronic@nifa.usda.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.500 | PKG00020597 | Aug 24, 2010 | Sep 07, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
56876 RR_SF424_1_2-1.2.pdf
56876 PerformanceSite_1_3-1.3.pdf
56876 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_2-1.2.pdf
56876 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_1_2-1.2.pdf
56876 RR_Budget-1.1.pdf
56876 RR_PersonalData_1_2-1.2.pdf
56876 CSREES_Supplemental_Info-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
56876 RR_SubawardBudget-1.2.pdf
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