The University of Minnesota was awarded a $5,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) National Workforce Strategy Development program (CFDA 10.244). The agreement will support the development and implementation of a national training model to enhance the cultural competencies, peer coaching, and technical assistance for the...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a 5-year, $10,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Center for Nutrition and Health Impact (CHN Nebraska) under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) National Workforce Strategy Development program (CFDA 10.244). The award aims to support WIC workforce development by addressing the workforce needs of WIC agencies, enhancing diversity and cultural...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the District of Columbia Department of Health (DC Health) for the "DC WIC Workforce Development Project". The project aims to address recruitment and retention challenges within the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.244) by implementing a comprehensive workforce development strategy. Key activities include...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) National Workforce Strategy Development program (CFDA 10.244), aims to enhance the diversity, cultural competency, and professional development of the WIC workforce. The $1,000,000 award to Cornell University supports the development of innovative workforce strategies,...
This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) National Workforce Strategy Development program (CFDA 10.244), aims to address workforce challenges within the WIC program. The $2,250,000 award to the Rochester Institute of Technology will utilize the EPIS (Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment) framework to...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) National Workforce Strategy Development program (CFDA 10.244) aims to address the shortage of paraprofessionals with nutrition training and cultural competency within the WIC program. The $1,000,000 award to the Regents of the University of Minnesota will fund a multi-year effort to: 1)...
The University of Minnesota Extension has been awarded a $6,865,790 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) National Workforce Strategy Development program (CFDA 10.244). The project aims to identify effective WIC staffing models for diverse contexts, including necessary roles and responsibilities, required skills and competencies, and strategies for supporting organizational...
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received a $5,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Participant Research Innovation Laboratory for Enhancing WIC Services (CFDA 10.540) program. The award, effective May 2024 through March 2029, supports research, evaluation, and development of innovative strategies to enhance service delivery and participant retention for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,...
This $214,938 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service provides funding for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program. The WIC program is designed to support low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, as well as infants and children up to five years old who are at nutritional risk, by providing supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support,...
This federal Formula Grant award of $255,561.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service is for the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557). The grant provides funding to the Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council, Inc., a federally recognized tribal government organization, to deliver a range of critical services to support low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, as well as infants and children up...