FY 2026 FDPIR Nutrition Paraprofessional Training Program Cooperative Agreement

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service is making a $498,000 non-competitive cooperative agreement available to the Oklahoma Tribal Engagement Partners (OKTEP) for FDPIR nutrition paraprofessional training, with applications due August 14, 2026. This opportunity is restricted to OKTEP exclusively and carries a 10 percent indirect cost cap on total direct costs.

The period of performance runs from September 1, 2026, through September 30, 2028. OKTEP will deliver the Community Nutrition Champion Training (CNCT) curriculum and an advanced version (CNCT 2.0) to FDPIR staff, building on a prior needs assessment and addressing participant requests for expanded nutrition education content.

Applications must be submitted via Grants.gov using opportunity number USDA-FNA-FDPIR-NPT no later than 11:59 PM Eastern Time on August 14, 2026. Required submissions include SF-424, SF-424A, SF-424B, SF-LLL, and FNS-906 forms; a project narrative addressing objectives, project description, action items, responsible personnel, and deliverables; and a detailed budget narrative formatted as a table with line-item justifications aligned to SF-424A categories, presented in 11-point Times New Roman font on standard 8.5 × 11-inch pages with all amounts in whole dollars. Nonprofit organizations must provide their IRS 501(c)(3) determination letter or alternative nonprofit status documentation and, if claiming indirect costs, their most recently approved Federal indirect cost rate agreement (NICRA) or de minimis rate declaration.

The Assistance Listing number is 10.529. This cooperative agreement represents a continuation of previously initiated work through FNA's nutrition paraprofessional training needs assessment.