Closed · USDA-NIFA-WICWD-010853 · CFDA 10.244 · Discretionary
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Workforce – Implementation Projects
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institute of Food and Agriculture, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $150K-$5M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 1, 2024
- Close date
- 12
- Expected awards
The verdict
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Workforce – Implementation Projects is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Food and Agriculture that offered $150,000 -- $5,000,000 across 12 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $150K-$5M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 12
- expected awards
- 10.244
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Workforce – Implementation Projects - is cataloged under number USDA-NIFA-WICWD-010853 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 10.244, posted by National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on May 21, 2024. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $150,000 -- $5,000,000. The agency has projected $19.4 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 12 awards. If the agency funds the expected 12 awards from the $19.4 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $1.6 million. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on July 1, 2024. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$150,000 -- $5,000,000
Close Date
July 1, 2024
Posted
May 21, 2024
Est. Total Funding
$19,365,790
Expected Awards
12
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) National Workforce Strategy (WIC Workforce National Strategy), is part of a joint agency initiative between the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) that is expected to cultivate comprehensive and sustained solutions for WIC workforce development. The joint agency initiative aims to strengthen the diversity and cultural competency of the WIC workforce, with the ultimate goals of increasing: 1) WIC participation through reaching those populations that are eligible, but not enrolled; and 2) WIC participants use of benefits and services, including nutrition education and breastfeeding support. NIFA requires that applications for WIC Workforce Implementation Projects respond to and implement components of the National WIC Workforce Strategy. They should assess and address regional and national priorities, target critical workforce needs, and increase the diversity and cultural competency of the WIC workforce.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
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