Child Nutrition Direct Certification Performance Awards
Inactive
- Assistance listing
- 10.589
- Agency
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Food and Nutrition Service
Department of Agriculture
- Grant awards
- 14 $3,999,993 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Also known as
- Direct Cert Performance Awards
- Assistance type
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- Formula Grant
- Eligible applicants
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- State
- Beneficiaries
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- Local
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 administers the Child Nutrition Direct Certification Performance Awards program (CFDA 10.589), with the most recent grant awards disbursed on September 1, 2012. This program is inactive and should not be pursued.
The program was designed to reward States for exemplary performance in directly certifying eligible children in households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for free school meals. Awards were distributed across two categories—Outstanding Performance and Substantial Improvement—with $2 million available annually in each category, for a total of $4 million per year. The program was authorized to run for three fiscal years: FY 2012, FY 2013, and FY 2014, with up to 15 States eligible for awards each year.
All 14 recorded grant awards in the portfolio were issued on September 1, 2012, as Formula Grants to individual States, obligating $4 million combined federal dollars. Individual state awards ranged from approximately $195,000 to $520,000, with awards distributed to Idaho, Wyoming, Georgia, Maryland, Nebraska, West Virginia, Alaska, Ohio, Utah, Michigan, Kentucky, New Jersey, North Dakota, and Delaware. No grant awards have been issued since September 2012—a gap of 14 years—indicating the program concluded after its authorized three-year cycle. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service was the sole funding agency across all awards. The source contains no open or recently posted grant opportunities under this Assistance Listing.
Objective and description
- Objective
Direct Certification Performance Awards are designed to encourage States to ensure that all eligible children living in households receiving benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are directly certified for free school meals. Each year for three years, USDA may award a total of up to 15 States for exemplary performance in their direct certification efforts with SNAP. $2 million is available for each of two categories of awards: Outstanding Performance and Substantial Improvement, for a total of $4 million each year for FY 2012, FY 2013, and FY 2014.
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 14 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department Of Education Nebraska | $520,202 | 13% |
| 2 | North Dakota Department Of Public Instruction | $348,484 | 9% |
| 3 | New Jersey Department Of Agriculture | $340,414 | 9% |
| 4 | Department Of Education Delaware | $338,383 | 8% |
| 5 | West Virginia Department Of Education | $338,383 | 8% |
| 6 | Michigan Department Of Education | $279,544 | 7% |
| 7 | Ohio Department Of Education | $268,778 | 7% |
| 8 | Georgia Dept Of Education | $255,351 | 6% |
| 9 | Wyoming Department Of Education | $227,272 | 6% |
| 10 | Education & Early Development Alaska DEP | $227,272 | 6% |
10 of 14 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2012 | $3,999,993 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 10.589?
Assistance Listing 10.589 is Child Nutrition Direct Certification Performance Awards, a federal grant program run by Food and Nutrition Service (Department of Agriculture). It is inactive.
What is the CFDA number for Child Nutrition Direct Certification Performance Awards?
Its CFDA number is 10.589: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 10.589 awarded?
14 grant awards under 10.589 have obligated $3,999,993 in federal funds to 14 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 10.589?
The recipients obligated the most under Child Nutrition Direct Certification Performance Awards are Department Of Education Nebraska ($520,202), North Dakota Department Of Public Instruction ($348,484) and New Jersey Department Of Agriculture ($340,414).
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