Project Grant 247NVSP4Q5208

The University of Mississippi was awarded a $473,000 Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) Nutrition Education Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. This project grant, with an award date of August 28, 2023 and a completion date of September 30, 2024, will fund the development and implementation of nutrition education initiatives associated with the FDPIR. The grant supports activities such as providing food and nutrition information,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $822,570 five-year Formula Grant under the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (CFDA 10.514) to Washington State University (WSU) to deliver nutrition education services in Clark, Pierce, and Spokane counties in Washington. The grant funds eight full-time paraprofessional and three full-time professional staff to provide direct nutrition education to approximately 350 low-income adults...

The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) Nutrition Education Grants program (CFDA 10.594). This 2-year award will support the university's efforts to provide nutrition education opportunities associated with the FDPIR, with the goal of improving the likelihood that FDPIR participants make healthy food choices consistent...

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Connecticut Department of Social Services a $4.1 million Formula Grant under the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (CFDA 10.561) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The grant funds the administration of Connecticut's SNAP Nutrition Obesity program to increase healthy food choices, diet quality, and physical activity among SNAP-eligible populations...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $3,779,593 Formula Grant under the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (CFDA 10.514) to the University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) to deliver research-based nutrition education to low-income families with young children in 19 California counties. The grant supports UC ANR's EFNEP programs, which provide hands-on training to help participants acquire the skills, attitudes, and...

This $1,739,081 five-year formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.514 - Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program) will support the delivery of evidence-based nutrition education to low-income families and youth in Mississippi. The grant will enable Mississippi State University to recruit and train paraprofessional nutrition educators to provide hands-on, interactive lessons and cooking demonstrations to...

This $832,294 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Enhanced Program Integrity Formula Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under CFDA 10.561 "State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program", supports the Arizona Department of Economic Security (ADES) in administering critical SNAP activities. The grant funding enables ADES to carry out eligibility determination, benefit issuance, employment...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $4,166,410 Formula Grant to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (Maine DHHS) under the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (CFDA 10.561). This grant supports Maine DHHS in administering critical SNAP activities, including eligibility determination, benefit issuance, employment and training services, outreach, nutrition education, and program...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $1,912,851 Formula Grant to the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center (LSU AgCenter) for its Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) (CFDA 10.514). The EFNEP program conducts evidence-based, interactive nutrition education for limited-resource parents, caregivers, emerging young adults, youth, and teens in community settings across Louisiana. The educational outreach aims to help...

The Lummi Indian Business Council was awarded a $104,517 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. The grant was awarded under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations Nutrition Education Grants program (CFDA 10.594) and will support nutrition education opportunities through September 30, 2023 in Bellingham, Washington. The Food Distribution Program Nutrition Education grant program offers approximately $1 million in funding annually...