This department is offering up to $4 million in fiscal year 2015 to help State agencies conduct additional reviews and training for Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) with a high level of administrative error risk. The grants are available on a competitive basis for the 57 State agencies administering the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. ART Grants include Planning Grants up to $75,000 for one year and Implementation Grants up to $1,500,000 for one to three years. State agencies can apply for either Planning or Implementation grants, but not both in the same solicitation.
Opportunity ID: 276317
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-FNS-FY15-CN-ART |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Administrative Review and Training (ART) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Food and Nutrition |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 10 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.579 — Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 04, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 04, 2015 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 04, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 03, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $4,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $75,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Food and Nutrition Service |
| Description: | The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-265) amended Section 22 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a requirement that State agencies conduct additional administrative reviews of selected Local Educational Agencies (LEAs). It also amended Section 7 of the Child Nutrition Act to provide annual funding for States to be used for oversight and training of LEAs. Both of these requirements are focused on LEAs that have demonstrated a high level of, or a high risk for, administrative error. To assist State agencies in achieving this requirement, the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has up to $4 million available in fiscal year (FY) 2015 to fund Administrative Reviews and Training (ART) Grants for oversight and training. The ART grant funds will be available on a competitive basis only to the 57 State agencies that administer the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP), and are for the purpose of identifying, reviewing, monitoring and training LEAs that have demonstrated a high level of, or a high risk for, administrative error. FNS is offering two types of ART Grants: Planning and Implementation. States may apply for either a Planning grant or an Implementation grant, as described within this Request for Applications (RFA), but not both in a given RFA solicitation. The FY 2015 ART Grant award process involves two types of awards: • ART Planning Grants for awards up to $75,000, with grant periods of up to one year; and • ART Implementation Grants for awards up to $1,500,000, with grant periods of one to three years. State agencies may apply for either type of grant (i.e., Planning or Implementation), but not both in a given RFA solicitation. Only one grant application will be accepted from a State agency in response to this solicitation. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Grant RFA and application attachments |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Carla Garcia
Grant Officer Email:carla.garcia@fns.usda.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
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Related Documents
Folder 276317 Full Announcement-1 -> 2015artgrant-appc.pdf
Folder 276317 Full Announcement-1 -> 2015artgrant-appb.pdf
Folder 276317 Full Announcement-1 -> 2015artgrantletter.pdf
Folder 276317 Full Announcement-1 -> 2015artgrantrfa.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Carla Garcia Grant Officer Email: carla.garcia@fns.usda.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.579 | ART | Administrative Review and Training FY 15 | PKG00216640 | May 04, 2015 | Aug 04, 2015 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
276317 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
276317 SF424A-1.0.pdf
276317 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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