Children, Youth, and Families At-Risk Professional Development and Technical Assistance Program

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture seeks applicants for the Children, Youth, and Families At-Risk Professional Development and Technical Assistance Program with an application deadline of September 1, 2026 at 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time. This is a single-award grant of $1,360,000 for a 12-month period with no matching funds required, though cost-sharing is encouraged.

Eligible applicants are restricted to Cooperative Extension programs at 1890 Land-grant Institutions (including Tuskegee University, Central State University, and West Virginia State University), 1862 Land-grant Colleges and Universities, the University of the District of Columbia, and 1994 Land-grant Institutions, with only one application permitted per institution.

The award recipient will provide professional development, technical assistance, training, and technology support to CYFAR Supportable Community Project sites serving at-risk children, youth, and families across four national outcome areas: Early Childhood, School Age, Teen, and Parent/Family. Key deliverables include developing a communication and training plan with local, regional, and national components; coordinating annual professional development sessions for all CYFAR recipients with new recipient orientations; implementing evaluation training for SCP sites; developing the CYFAR Annual Report and data collection systems; and providing technical assistance through annual physical site visits to one-third of all SCP sites. The applicant must address internet technology integration, conduct formative and summative evaluations, and leverage subawards to other Land-grant institutions, with subawardee support limited to $50,000 annually for professional development workshops.

Evaluation criteria emphasize the applicant's capability to advance the CYFAR mission (20%), implement innovative training and professional development (20%), provide technological support (20%), manage staff across multiple sites (10%), work with multiple audiences (10%), conduct quality site visits and evaluations (10%), include a comprehensive logic model (5%), and develop a feasible data management plan (5%). Indirect costs are not authorized under this program.

The opportunity is assigned to CFDA 10.521.