Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA FNS CNTN FY2011
Apply for USDA FNS CNTN FY2011
- The Food and Nutrition Service in the food and nutrition sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "CNTN FY2011" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.574 Team Nutrition Grants.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 5, 2011 and posted on Feb 8, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 25, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $5,500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $350,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 35 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
CNTN FY2011 is a discretionary grant opportunity from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) under CFDA 10.574, Team Nutrition Grants. It is designed specifically for State agencies to expand and strengthen training programs that help school and child care meal providers put the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans into practice, using USDA Foods as part of meals served through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). The central idea is to move beyond general nutrition messaging and fund practical, behavior-oriented efforts that change what is served, how it is prepared, and how children and communities engage with healthier eating and activity.
A key requirement is that State applicants build their proposals around Team Nutrition's three behavior-focused strategies. First, the grant supports training and technical assistance for child nutrition and foodservice professionals so they can consistently prepare and serve nutritious meals that are appealing to children, not just compliant on paper. Second, it emphasizes fun, interactive nutrition education aimed at children, teachers, parents, and other caregivers, recognizing that acceptance and demand for healthier foods often depends on repeated exposure, positive experiences, and adult reinforcement. Third, it promotes building school and community support for healthier school environments, including conditions that encourage healthy eating and physical activity, so improvements are sustained rather than limited to short-term menu changes.
In addition to the competitive Team Nutrition grant funding, the announcement includes a Non-Competitive Team Nutrition HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC) option that provides guaranteed funding for States that commit to increasing the number of schools applying for HUSSC recognition by the end of the grant period. Under this non-competitive track, a State can receive up to $50,000 based on the number of schools it guarantees will submit HUSSC applications: $20,000 for 20 schools, $30,000 for 30 schools, $40,000 for 40 schools, and $50,000 for 50 schools. These funds are intended to help States deliver training and hands-on technical assistance that enables schools to meet HUSSC criteria and successfully complete the application process.
To qualify for the guaranteed HUSSC funding, a State must explain how its plan will help schools in at least one of several specific implementation areas tied to healthier meal patterns and school nutrition environments. Examples include planning and standardizing menus that increase whole grains, dark green and orange vegetables, fresh fruits, low-fat or fat-free milk and milk products, and dry beans and peas, as well as creating, modifying, or adopting recipes that support those menus. States can also propose support for nutrition education curricula, regular physical activity programs, and wellness policies, including strategies that build student acceptance of healthier foods (for example, taste tests and other student-facing activities). Another eligible focus is helping schools meet the HUSSC competitive foods criteria, such as offering technical assistance on vendor contracts and procurement approaches that align a la carte and other competitive food offerings with HUSSC standards. The announcement also allows funding staff time to help schools compile application components and complete related administrative steps.
Applicants have flexibility in how they pursue these options. A State may apply only for the guaranteed non-competitive HUSSC funds, or it may apply for the guaranteed funds in addition to submitting a competitive proposal aligned with one or more of the three core Team Nutrition strategies. If pursuing both, the State must submit two separate application packages, with the combined request not exceeding the overall maximum award level.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, USDA FNS anticipated about 35 awards with an estimated total program funding level of $5.5 million. Individual awards range from a floor of $20,000 to a ceiling of $350,000, and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement. Eligibility is limited to State governments (State agencies). The opportunity was posted February 8, 2011, originally closed February 25, 2011, and later extended to an April 25, 2011 closing date, with an archive date of May 25, 2011. Additional program information was provided through the Team Nutrition grants page, and a listed grants officer contact was Leslie DavisByrd at 703-305-2867 for access issues or assistance with the full announcement.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is CNTN FY2011?
CNTN FY2011 is a discretionary grant opportunity from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) under CFDA 10.574 (Team Nutrition Grants). It is designed for State agencies to expand and strengthen training programs that help school and child care meal providers put the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans into practice, including the use of USDA Foods in meals served through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
2. Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to State governments (State agencies).
3. What is the overall purpose of this grant?
The goal is to move beyond general nutrition messaging and support practical, behavior-oriented efforts that change what is served, how it is prepared, and how children and communities engage with healthier eating and physical activity.
4. Which meal programs are specifically referenced in the grant description?
The opportunity references meals served through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
5. What are the three Team Nutrition behavior-focused strategies applicants are expected to build around?
State applicants are expected to build proposals around Team Nutrition's three behavior-focused strategies:
- Training and technical assistance for child nutrition and foodservice professionals to prepare and serve nutritious, appealing meals.
- Fun, interactive nutrition education for children, teachers, parents, and other caregivers.
- Building school and community support for healthier school environments that encourage healthy eating and physical activity.
6. What kinds of activities fit under the training and technical assistance strategy?
Activities include training and hands-on technical assistance that help child nutrition and foodservice professionals consistently prepare and serve nutritious meals that are appealing to children, not just compliant on paper.
7. What kinds of activities fit under the interactive nutrition education strategy?
Activities include fun, interactive nutrition education aimed at children, teachers, parents, and caregivers, recognizing that repeated exposure, positive experiences, and adult reinforcement can influence acceptance and demand for healthier foods.
8. What kinds of activities fit under the school and community support strategy?
Activities include building conditions that encourage healthy eating and physical activity so improvements are sustained over time, rather than limited to short-term menu changes.
9. What is the Non-Competitive Team Nutrition HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC) option?
The announcement includes a non-competitive option that provides guaranteed funding for States that commit to increasing the number of schools applying for HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC) recognition by the end of the grant period.
10. How much funding is available under the guaranteed non-competitive HUSSC option?
A State can receive up to $50,000 based on the number of schools it guarantees will submit HUSSC applications:
- $20,000 for 20 schools
- $30,000 for 30 schools
- $40,000 for 40 schools
- $50,000 for 50 schools
11. What are the HUSSC funds intended to support?
These funds are intended to help States deliver training and hands-on technical assistance that enables schools to meet HUSSC criteria and successfully complete the HUSSC application process.
12. What does a State need to do to qualify for the guaranteed HUSSC funding?
To qualify, a State must explain how its plan will help schools in at least one of the specific implementation areas tied to healthier meal patterns and school nutrition environments described in the announcement.
13. What are examples of eligible implementation areas for the HUSSC plan?
Examples listed in the announcement include support for:
- Planning and standardizing menus that increase whole grains, dark green and orange vegetables, fresh fruits, low-fat or fat-free milk and milk products, and dry beans and peas.
- Creating, modifying, or adopting recipes that support healthier menus.
- Nutrition education curricula.
- Regular physical activity programs.
- Wellness policies.
- Strategies that build student acceptance of healthier foods (such as taste tests and other student-facing activities).
- Helping schools meet HUSSC competitive foods criteria, including technical assistance on vendor contracts and procurement approaches that align a la carte and other competitive food offerings with HUSSC standards.
- Staff time to help schools compile application components and complete related administrative steps.
14. Can a State apply only for the non-competitive HUSSC funding?
Yes. The announcement states that a State may apply only for the guaranteed non-competitive HUSSC funds.
15. Can a State apply for both the non-competitive HUSSC option and the competitive Team Nutrition grant funding?
Yes. A State may apply for the guaranteed HUSSC funds in addition to submitting a competitive proposal aligned with one or more of the three Team Nutrition strategies.
16. If applying for both funding options, how should applications be submitted?
If pursuing both the guaranteed HUSSC funds and competitive Team Nutrition funding, the State must submit two separate application packages.
17. Is there a maximum combined request if a State applies for both options?
Yes. The combined request may not exceed the overall maximum award level stated in the announcement.
18. What is the minimum and maximum award amount?
Individual awards range from a minimum (floor) of $20,000 to a maximum (ceiling) of $350,000.
19. Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
20. How many awards and how much total funding did USDA FNS anticipate for this opportunity?
USDA FNS anticipated about 35 awards with an estimated total program funding level of $5.5 million.
21. When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted on February 8, 2011. It originally closed on February 25, 2011, and the closing date was later extended to April 25, 2011. The archive date was May 25, 2011.
22. Where could applicants find additional program information?
Additional program information was provided through the Team Nutrition grants page referenced in the announcement.
23. Who was listed as the grants officer contact for access issues or help with the full announcement?
The listed grants officer contact was Leslie DavisByrd at 703-305-2867 for access issues or assistance with the full announcement.
24. What federal agency administers this grant?
This opportunity is from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS).
25. What CFDA program number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA 10.574, Team Nutrition Grants.
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