The Chickasaw Nation received a $8,261,697 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service on April 29, 2022 to complete the project by September 30, 2022. The funding was provided through the Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability federal grant program (CFDA #10.579) to support the CN SUMMER DEMO PROJ. The Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability program competitively awards subgrants to purchase equipment...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $1,100,000 Project Grant under the Child Nutrition-Technology Innovation Grant (CFDA 10.541) program to the Chickasaw Nation on December 16, 2024. The grant supports the development and implementation of innovative technology solutions that will enhance program accountability, data accuracy, performance measurement, and management capabilities across the Chickasaw Nation's child nutrition assistance initiatives, such as...
The Cherokee Nation received a $2,280,426 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service on April 1, 2022 to support a summer demonstration project. The grant was awarded under the Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability program (CFDA 10.579) to purchase equipment valued over $1,000 needed to serve healthier meals and improve food services. Specifically, the funding will allow the Cherokee Nation located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma to enhance...
This federal Project Grant award of $230,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (CFDA 10.567). The funding will support the Chickasaw Nation, a federally recognized Native American tribe, in operating food distribution sites and delivering nutrition education services to low-income Native American households living on or near Indian reservations in Oklahoma. The grant will enable the...
This $3,958,013 federal Project Grant award was made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (CFDA 10.567). The grant supports the Chickasaw Nation, a federally recognized Native American tribe in Oklahoma, in operating food distribution sites and delivering culturally appropriate food assistance and nutrition education services to low-income Native American households living on or near Indian...
This $1,100,000.00 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Child Nutrition Division (CFDA 10.579 - Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability) will fund training and technical assistance initiatives for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma to improve child nutrition services. The grant supports the tribe's efforts to help schools serve healthier meals, enhance food safety, expand breakfast offerings, and improve overall nutrition program operations. This aligns...
The Chickasaw Nation received a $499,652 project grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. The grant was awarded under the WIC Grants To States program (CFDA #10.578) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024. The WIC Grants To States program aims to assist state-level WIC agencies in improving and enhancing the delivery of program benefits and services to participants. For this award, the Chickasaw Nation will utilize the $499K...
The Chickasaw Nation received a two-year, $2.4 million Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) federal grant program. FDPIR aims to address food insecurity and improve nutrition for Native Americans living on Indian reservations. Through this award, ending September 2024, the Chickasaw Nation will operate FDPIR nutrition assistance and food distribution services for tribal members...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $1,100,000 Project Grant under the Child Nutrition-Technology Innovation Grant (CFDA 10.541) program to the Cherokee Nation. The grant supports the development and implementation of innovative technology solutions that will enhance the administration of child nutrition programs, such as the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and Child and Adult Care Food Program, within the Cherokee Nation's...
The Chickasaw Nation received a two-year, $2.44 million Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. The grant funds the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. FDPIR is a nutrition assistance program operated by Tribes or Indian Tribal Organizations to provide USDA foods to low-income households living on Indian reservations, approved areas near reservations, or approved Native American...