Department of Agriculture Grant: Enhancing Low-Income Nutrition Education at University Level

The Department of Agriculture is offering a grant for a one-year project to a land-grant university with EFNEP and SNAP-Ed programs. The project aims to develop recommendations for a coordinated approach to low-income nutrition education within land-grant universities. This initiative seeks to enhance the visibility and participation of universities and their funders in addressing the nutritional needs of vulnerable communities.

Opportunity ID: 181593

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	USDA-NIFA-EXCA-003872
Funding Opportunity Title::	Aligning and Elevating University-Based Low-Income Nutrition Education
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Agriculture
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::	1
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	10.500 — Cooperative Extension Service
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 2
Posted Date::	Jul 03, 2012
Last Updated Date::	Jul 31, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Aug 01, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Aug 03, 2012
Archive Date::	Sep 02, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 50,000
Award Ceiling::	$50,000
Award Floor::	$0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::

Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility::

Applications may be submitted by land-grant colleges and universities that have both EFNEP and SNAP-Ed Programs. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. An applicant’s failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the time of an application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award.

Additional Information

Agency Name::	National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Description::	This is a one-year project for a cooperative agreement with one land-grant university that has both EFNEP and SNAP-Ed to provide leadership in developing recommendations for a more coordinated, system-wide approach for low-income nutrition education through the land-grant university system, one which respects necessary differences in programs, incorporates their respective strengths, and leads to increased visibility and involvement of the land-grant university system and its funders to address health needs of vulnerable populations.
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Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 2	Application deadline extended to Friday, August 3, 2012.	Jul 31, 2012
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings:	10.500
Competition ID:
Competition Title:
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00130470
Opening Date:	Jul 03, 2012
Closing Date:	Aug 03, 2012
Agency Contact Information::	NIFA Help Desk
Who Can Apply::	Organization Applicants
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optional_forms	R & R Subaward Budget Attachment(s) Form 5 YR 30 ATT [V1.2]

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