HHFKA Demonstration Projects to End Childhood Hunger FY2015 | Apply Online

Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA FNS HHFKA DEMO FY2015

• The Food and Nutrition Service in the food and nutrition sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "HHFKA Demonstration Projects to End Childhood Hunger FY2015" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.592 Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 Childhood Hunger Research and Demonstration Projects.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jun 2, 2014 and posted on Mar 20, 2014.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 7, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2024.)
• The funding agency has allocated a total of $30,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $10,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized).
• ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS Eligibility Competition for the cooperative agreements is open to the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories or Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs) that administer Federal nutrition assistance programs. The application must be signed by the Governor of the State or U.S. Territory, the Mayor of the District, or the leader of the ITO that has the responsibility and authority to designate which entity or group of entities will oversee the demonstration project and administer the funds on behalf of the State agency. ITOs applying for the cooperative agreements must either a. apply independently and include letter(s) of commitment from the State and/or the entities that administer affected programs that are not already administered by the ITO, or b. submit a joint application with the State. For proposed projects on Indian reservations, the application should include data to show that the prevalence of diabetes is greater than 15 percent (of the total reservation population) on the Indian reservation, as required by the authorizing legislation. If the applicant chooses not to provide this data, then the proposal will be considered for funding under the remaining criteria described in this RFA only if this requirement is met by another funded project. Other Eligibility Requirements and Restrictions Demonstration projects cannot be Statewide. Demonstration sites must be in areas where at least 15 percent of households with children have incomes below the official poverty line. Any requests for waivers of existing policies and rules must be consistent with existing waiver authority in each affected program. All waivers required for implementing the demonstration project should be identified/noted in the application. States will have up to 12 months to implement the project demonstration projects must operate for at least 12 months, but no more than 24 months. For projects that cannot be evaluated with a randomized controlled trial, applicants must identify a comparison site or population group for the demonstration and provide information supporting this choice. Applicants must agree to cooperate fully with the FNS evaluation contractor.

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