Healthy Body Healthy Spirit
Active
- Assistance listing
- 10.544
- Agency
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Food and Nutrition Service
Department of Agriculture
- Grant awards
- 9 $928,957 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance type
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- Project Grant
- Eligible applicants
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- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Beneficiaries
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- Federal
- Individual/Family
- Treasury account
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- 12-3505-0-1-605
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service funds nutrition education and obesity prevention grants under the Healthy Body Healthy Spirit program (CFDA 10.544), with the most recent award dated September 30, 2017. The program supports SNAP-Ed, which delivers nutrition education to low-income populations eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, targeting behavioral outcomes including increased fruit and vegetable consumption, whole grain adoption, switch to lower-fat dairy, increased physical activity, and appropriate calorie balance aligned with current Dietary Guidelines and MyPlate.
Award activity has been dormant since 2017. The program dispersed nine Project Grants between October 2015 and September 2017—one in 2015, six in 2016, and two in 2017—totaling $929 thousand in combined federal obligations. All awards have been Project Grants. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service issued all nine awards with $921 thousand in federal dollars, and an additional $8 thousand from the same agency appears in the portfolio records. Representative recent awards include a $771,431 grant to Illinois (Project Grant 178IL016S8069, awarded September 2017) and a $144,611 grant to New York (Project Grant 178NY152S8069, awarded September 2017). Other awards were substantially smaller, in the thousands of dollars range.
The program operates under 100 percent federal funding with no state match requirement, following the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. Grantees must demonstrate capacity to deliver nutrition education to low-income populations and accomplish SNAP-Ed goals. The source provides no evidence of open grant opportunities or recent solicitations. No grant awards have been disbursed in the past nine years. The absence of recent awards and active solicitation signals the program may not be actively accepting applications at this time.
Objective and description
- Objective
-The Food and Nutrition Service's Supplemental Nutrition assistance Program (SNAP) provides funding for the SNAP Nutrition Education Program (SNAP-Ed). SNAP-Ed is central to SNAP's efforts to improve nutrition and prevent and reduce obesity among SNAP recipients. The Food Stamp Act of 1977 mandated creation and distribution of nutrition education materials to program participants. Subsequent legislation has expanded upon this requirement. The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) of 2010 established SNAP-Ed as a Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Program and changed its financial structure to that of 100 percent Federal grant funding to States with no State contribution or match. The goal of SNAP-Ed is to improve the likelihood that persons eligible for SNAP will make healthy food choices within a limited budget and choose physically active lifestyles consistent with the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans and MyPlate. FNS encourages States to center their efforts on the following behavioral outcomes for SNAP-Ed participants: • Make half your plate fruits and vegetables, at least half your grains whole grains, and switch to fat-free or low-fat milk products. • Increase physical activity and reduce time spent in sedentary behaviors as part of a healthy lifestyle. • Maintain appropriate calorie balance during each stage of life.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
-To help the SNAP-Ed target audience establish healthy eating habits and an active lifestyle.
- Beneficiary eligibility
-To help the SNAP-Ed target audience establish healthy eating habits and an active lifestyle.
- Uses of assistance
-Funding is provided to an Organization/Entity that demonstrates its ability to meet the guidelines for providing nutrition education to low income populations and to accomplish the goals and outcomes of SNAP-Ed. Advocates for Better Children's Diets is a non-profit organization founded in 1995 that has conducted multiple national and local projects to promote healthy eating and physical activity for children and their families.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
One Year period.
How to apply
- Application procedure
Since this is an unsolicited grant proposal, the usual procedure for grant award was not followed. Federal staff met to determine the technical merit of this application.
- Award procedure
Since this was an unsolicited grant proposal, the usual procedure for grant award was not followed. Federal staff met to determine the technical merit of this application after which a decision was made to award this grant.
- Time to approval or disapproval
Award was made in FY 2015.
Grant awards
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois Department Of Human Service | $771,431 | 83% |
| 2 | New York State Office Of Temporary & Disability Assistance | $144,611 | 16% |
| 3 | Department Of Health & Human Services | $4,768 | 1% |
| 4 | Government Of Guam- Department Of Administration | $3,052 | <1% |
| 5 | Florida Department Of Commerce | $2,567 | <1% |
| 6 | North Carolina Department Of Health & Human Services | $2,132 | <1% |
| 7 | New Hampshire Department Of Health & Human Services | $396 | <1% |
7 of 9 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2020 | $271 |
| FY2018 | -$25,290 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 10.544?
Assistance Listing 10.544 is Healthy Body Healthy Spirit, a federal grant program run by Food and Nutrition Service (Department of Agriculture).
What is the CFDA number for Healthy Body Healthy Spirit?
Its CFDA number is 10.544: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 10.544 awarded?
9 grant awards under 10.544 have obligated $928,957 in federal funds to 9 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 10.544?
The recipients obligated the most under Healthy Body Healthy Spirit are Illinois Department Of Human Service ($771,431), New York State Office Of Temporary & Disability Assistance ($144,611) and Department Of Health & Human Services ($4,768).
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