Closed · USDA-FNS-CN-24-DC · CFDA 10.579 · Discretionary
Direct Certification Improvement Grant
Federal grant opportunity posted by Food and Nutrition Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $1M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 29, 2024
- Close date
- 5
- Expected awards
The verdict
Direct Certification Improvement Grant is a closed discretionary listing from Food and Nutrition Service that offered Up to $1,000,000 across 5 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- up to $1M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 5
- expected awards
- 10.579
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Direct Certification Improvement Grant - is cataloged under number USDA-FNS-CN-24-DC and tied to CFDA assistance listing 10.579, posted by Food and Nutrition Service. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on June 10, 2024. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $1,000,000. The agency has projected $2.3 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 5 awards. If the agency funds the expected 5 awards from the $2.3 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $460,000. 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 29, 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
Up to $1,000,000
Close Date
July 29, 2024
Posted
June 10, 2024
Est. Total Funding
$2,300,000
Expected Awards
5
Instrument
Grant
Description
The USDA Food and Nutrition Service invites State agencies that administer the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP) to apply for Direct Certification Improvement Grants to fund the costs of improving their direct certification rates with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and other assistance programs, as allowed under Federal statute and regulations. Under this request for applications (RFA), approximately $2.3 million is available for competitive grants to NSLP State agencies with the lowest direct certification rates for children who are members of households receiving SNAP benefits to fund direct certification improvement projects. However, as discussed in more detail in Section 3 of the Request for Applications, Eligibility Information, applicants who have direct certification rates at 95 percent or higher, as reported in the latest Direct Certification in the National School Lunch Program Report to Congress, must present a compelling case in their application proposals as to why additional funds are necessary for improvements in their direct certification system or processes for them to maintain rates at or above the mandated 95 percent benchmark. The legislative authority for this grant agreement announcement is Section 749(h)(1)(A) and (C)(i) of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–80).
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 00. 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.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Anita Kirk Grants Officer
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