Project Grant 253MT202Q5208

The Spirit Lake Tribe received a $133,618 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations Nutrition Education Grants program (CFDA 10.594). The one-year award beginning September 1, 2021 will support nutrition education opportunities for participants in the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) on the Fort Totten reservation in North Dakota through September 30, 2022. As part of its...

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 Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded Eastern Washington University a $101,536.55 Project Grant under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) federal grant program. The two-year award runs from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024 and will support nutrition assistance services on the Wellpinit, WA reservation. As the CFDA 10.567 program, FDPIR operates similar to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and provides USDA foods to low-income...

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 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...

The Spirit Lake Tribe received a $203,832 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations Nutrition Education Grants program (CFDA 10.594). The award period is from September 14, 2022 through September 30, 2023 to support nutrition education opportunities on the Fort Totten reservation in North Dakota. The Food Distribution Program Nutrition Education grant program offers approximately $1 million in...

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $5 million Project Grant to the NGA Research & Education Foundation for SNAP Online Purchasing and Technical Improvements. The grant supports efforts under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Process and Technology Improvement Grants (CFDA 10.580) to develop and implement projects using technology to improve the quality and efficiency of SNAP administration. Specifically, the Foundation will work to expand online...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $2.9 million Formula Grant to the Iowa Department of Human Services under the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) federal grant program (CFDA #10.561). The three-year award running from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024 will support nutrition education services for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) applicants and recipients in Iowa. Specifically,...

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $485,116 Project Grant to the NEZ Perce Tribe Finance Office from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. The grant supports the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), the CFDA #10.567 program. FDPIR provides nutrition assistance that may be operated on Indian reservations, approved areas near reservations, or approved tribal organizations to request and administer the program. Under this award, the NEZ Perce...