Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA FNS CNTN FY2013
Apply for USDA FNS CNTN FY2013
- The Food and Nutrition Service in the food and nutrition sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "CNTN FY2013" 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 May 9, 2013 and posted on Apr 1, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 5, 2013. (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 40 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
The CNTN FY2013 opportunity is a discretionary grant program run by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) under CFDA 10.574 (Team Nutrition Grants). Its core goal is to help State agencies strengthen and expand training systems that bring the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans into day-to-day practice, specifically through the foods and meals served in two major federal meal programs: the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). In practical terms, the grant is meant to move nutrition guidance off the page and into cafeterias and child care settings by improving how meals are planned, prepared, presented, and supported through education and community engagement.
A central requirement of the program is that applicants build their proposals around Team Nutrition's three behavior-focused strategies. First, states are expected to provide training and technical assistance to child nutrition foodservice professionals so they can consistently prepare and serve healthier meals that still look and taste appealing to children. Second, states must offer nutrition education that is intentionally designed to be fun and interactive, reaching not only children but also the adults who influence kids' eating habits, including teachers, parents, and other caregivers. Third, states need to show how they will build broader school and community support for healthier school environments, with an emphasis on making healthy eating and physical activity the easy, normal choice within the school culture and surrounding community.
Eligibility is limited to state government agencies that administer the NSLP and/or CACFP. The program also includes a competitive advantage for "novice states," defined as states that have not received Team Nutrition Training Grants in the previous three fiscal years. Those novice applicants receive an extra five points in the scoring process for competitive grants, which is meant to encourage participation from states that have not recently had access to this funding stream.
Funding for FY2013 was projected at up to $5.5 million total, with an expectation of about 40 awards. The opportunity is structured with both non-competitive and competitive components. Roughly $1.5 million of the total was reserved for non-competitive grants of up to $50,000 each, targeted to state agencies that did not receive a non-competitive grant in FY2012 and that agree to carry out specific strategies to increase the number of HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC) applications submitted for approval. Importantly, states that received a non-competitive grant in FY2012 were not allowed to apply again for a FY2013 non-competitive grant. On the competitive side, states could request larger amounts, with the overall ceiling set at $350,000 per state agency when combining competitive and any non-competitive request. For example, a state applying for the $50,000 non-competitive option could request only up to $300,000 more in competitive funds to stay within the $350,000 cap. The award floor shown for the opportunity is $50,000, reflecting the non-competitive grant amount. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
The difference between the two tracks matters for applicants. Submitting a qualifying non-competitive application essentially guarantees funding as long as all required criteria are met. Competitive applications, by contrast, are scored and funded only if selected, so submission does not guarantee an award. Grant funds are distributed through the federal Grant Award/Letter of Credit process after the state executes the required federal-state Team Nutrition Training Grant Agreement, and funding remains subject to availability.
Key dates for this cycle were clearly defined. An "Intent to Submit an Application" was due April 12, 2013, followed by the full application deadline of June 5, 2013. Awards were anticipated in September 2013. The funded project period is described as running from September 30, 2013 to September 30, 2015, although the announcement also states that all Team Nutrition Training Grant funds must be obligated and all grant activities completed by September 30, 2014, which applicants would need to reconcile during planning and in discussions with FNS because it creates a tighter operational timeline than the stated project period.
Overall, CNTN FY2013 is aimed at strengthening statewide capacity to improve meal quality and nutrition practices in schools and child care, using a combined approach of workforce training, engaging education, and broader environmental and community support. The program is administered by USDA FNS, and the listed grants officer contact for access issues was Leslie Davis Byrd (phone 703-305-2867).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): CNTN FY2013 (USDA FNS Team Nutrition Grants, CFDA 10.574)
1. What is the CNTN FY2013 grant opportunity?
CNTN FY2013 is a USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) discretionary grant opportunity under CFDA 10.574 (Team Nutrition Grants). It is designed to help eligible State agencies strengthen and expand training systems that put the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans into everyday practice through the foods and meals served in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
2. What is the main goal of this program?
The core goal is to move nutrition guidance into real-world settings by improving how meals are planned, prepared, presented, and supported through education and community engagement in schools and child care environments participating in NSLP and CACFP.
3. Which federal programs does CNTN FY2013 focus on?
The opportunity specifically focuses on the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), with the intent of improving the foods and meals served through these programs.
4. Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to State government agencies that administer the NSLP and/or CACFP.
5. Are local school districts, individual schools, or nonprofits eligible to apply directly?
Based on the information provided, eligibility is limited to State agencies administering NSLP and/or CACFP. Other entities are not described as eligible applicants under this opportunity.
6. What are Team Nutrition's three required, behavior-focused strategies that proposals must be built around?
Applicants are expected to build proposals around Team Nutrition's three strategies:
- Training and technical assistance for child nutrition foodservice professionals to prepare and serve healthier meals that are appealing to children.
- Fun, interactive nutrition education for children and also adults who influence children's eating habits (including teachers, parents, and caregivers).
- Building school and community support for healthier school environments so that healthy eating and physical activity become the easy, normal choice in the school culture and surrounding community.
7. What kinds of activities does the training and technical assistance strategy emphasize?
It emphasizes helping child nutrition foodservice professionals consistently prepare and serve healthier meals that still look and taste appealing to children.
8. Who should be reached through the nutrition education component?
Nutrition education is intended to reach children as well as adults who influence children's eating habits, including teachers, parents, and other caregivers.
9. What does the school and community support strategy aim to change?
It emphasizes creating healthier school environments where healthy eating and physical activity are the easy, normal choice within the school culture and the surrounding community.
10. What is a "novice state" and how does it affect scoring?
A "novice state" is defined as a state that has not received Team Nutrition Training Grants in the previous three fiscal years. Novice state applicants receive an extra five points in the competitive grant scoring process.
11. How much total funding was projected for FY2013, and about how many awards were expected?
Funding was projected at up to $5.5 million total, with an expectation of about 40 awards.
12. What is the difference between the non-competitive and competitive components?
The opportunity includes both tracks:
- Non-competitive grants: Submitting a qualifying non-competitive application essentially guarantees funding as long as all required criteria are met.
- Competitive grants: Applications are scored and funded only if selected; submission does not guarantee an award.
13. What is the maximum amount available under the non-competitive track?
Roughly $1.5 million total was reserved for non-competitive grants of up to $50,000 each.
14. Who can apply for the non-competitive grants?
The non-competitive grants were targeted to State agencies that (1) did not receive a non-competitive grant in FY2012 and (2) agree to carry out specific strategies to increase the number of HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC) applications submitted for approval.
15. Can a state that received a non-competitive grant in FY2012 apply again for a FY2013 non-competitive grant?
No. States that received a non-competitive grant in FY2012 were not allowed to apply again for a FY2013 non-competitive grant.
16. What is the maximum amount a state agency can request across both tracks?
The overall ceiling is $350,000 per State agency when combining a competitive request and any non-competitive request.
17. If a state applies for the $50,000 non-competitive grant, how much competitive funding can it request?
If a state applies for the $50,000 non-competitive option, it can request up to $300,000 in competitive funds to stay within the combined $350,000 cap.
18. What is the minimum award amount shown for this opportunity?
The award floor shown is $50,000, reflecting the non-competitive grant amount.
19. Is cost-sharing or matching required?
No. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement stated for this opportunity.
20. Does submitting an application guarantee funding?
It depends on the track:
- Non-competitive: Funding is essentially guaranteed if the application qualifies and all required criteria are met.
- Competitive: Funding is not guaranteed; applications are scored and only selected applications are funded.
21. How are grant funds distributed?
Funds are distributed through the federal Grant Award/Letter of Credit process after the State executes the required federal-state Team Nutrition Training Grant Agreement. Funding is subject to availability.
22. What were the key dates for the FY2013 cycle?
The opportunity listed these dates:
- Intent to Submit an Application due: April 12, 2013
- Full application deadline: June 5, 2013
- Awards anticipated: September 2013
23. What is the project period for funded grants?
The funded project period is described as September 30, 2013 to September 30, 2015.
24. Is there a different stated deadline for completing activities and obligating funds?
Yes. The announcement also states that all Team Nutrition Training Grant funds must be obligated and all grant activities completed by September 30, 2014. Applicants would need to reconcile this timeline issue during planning and in discussions with FNS because it is tighter than the stated project period.
25. What is the program trying to achieve at a statewide level?
The grant is aimed at strengthening statewide capacity to improve meal quality and nutrition practices in schools and child care by combining workforce training, engaging education, and broader environmental and community support.
26. Who administers this grant program?
The program is administered by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS).
27. Who is the listed contact for access issues?
The listed grants officer contact for access issues is Leslie Davis Byrd, phone 703-305-2867.
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