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- The Food and Nutrition Service in the food and nutrition sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "USDA FNS Administrative Reviews and Training FY2013" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.579 Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 25, 2013 and posted on Jan 25, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 15, 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 $150,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $35,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 7 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
USDA FNS Administrative Reviews and Training (ART) FY2013 is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service designed to help State agencies strengthen oversight of Child Nutrition Programs by funding additional administrative reviews (AARs) and related training. The program stems from requirements in the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-265), which amended the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act to ensure States conduct extra reviews of certain local educational agencies. The central focus is on school food authorities (SFAs) that either show a high level of administrative error or are considered high risk for such errors, with the broader intent of improving program integrity and reducing recurring compliance problems.
Funding under this Request for Applications (ART Method I) is limited to the 57 State agencies that administer the Child Nutrition Programs. Applicants are expected to use grant funds specifically to carry out AARs of high-risk SFAs and to present a clear plan describing how the reviews will be performed and how identified issues will be addressed. In practical terms, the grant is meant to support targeted oversight work where it is most needed, rather than general monitoring across all SFAs. The governing requirements and expectations for AARs are further described in FNS policy guidance, referenced as FNS memorandum SP18-2013, which the announcement points to on the FNS website and PartnerWeb.
The funding structure is review-based. States may generally request up to $3,500 per SFA review, though the announcement recognizes that States differ in geography, staffing, and operational scale. Because of that, a State agency may request more than $3,500 per review if it provides a solid justification that allows FNS to assess whether the higher amount is warranted. All requested costs, including any indirect costs, must be actual, allowable, documented, and tied directly to carrying out the AAR work and associated training or corrective-action support connected to the reviews.
The total estimated funding available for this opportunity is $150,000, with an expected seven awards. Individual awards range from a floor of $3,500 to a ceiling of $35,000. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which means States are not required to contribute their own funds as a condition of receiving the grant. The funding activity falls under CFDA 10.579 (Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability), aligning it with other competitive or limited-availability child nutrition integrity and improvement efforts.
In terms of timing, the opportunity was posted on January 25, 2013, with an application closing date of March 15, 2013 (and an archive date of April 14, 2013). Funded reviews could support activity during the remainder of school year 2012-2013 and across school year 2013-2014, with completion of reviews allowed through September 30, 2014. The overall purpose across this period is straightforward: concentrate State review capacity on the SFAs most likely to have significant administrative problems, identify and correct errors through structured administrative reviews, and reduce the likelihood of repeated noncompliance going forward.
FAQs: USDA FNS Administrative Reviews and Training (ART) FY2013 (ART Method I)
What is the USDA FNS Administrative Reviews and Training (ART) FY2013 grant?
USDA FNS Administrative Reviews and Training (ART) FY2013 is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). It is designed to help State agencies strengthen oversight of Child Nutrition Programs by funding additional administrative reviews (AARs) and related training.
What is the main purpose of this grant?
The grant focuses on increasing targeted oversight of Child Nutrition Programs by supporting additional administrative reviews of school food authorities (SFAs) that either have a high level of administrative error or are considered high risk for such errors. The broader goal is improving program integrity and reducing recurring compliance problems.
What kinds of activities does the grant fund?
Grant funds are intended to support additional administrative reviews (AARs) of high-risk SFAs and related work connected to those reviews, such as training and corrective-action support tied directly to carrying out the AARs and addressing issues found during the reviews.
Who is eligible to apply?
Funding is limited to the 57 State agencies that administer the Child Nutrition Programs.
Is this grant available to school districts or individual schools?
Not under this opportunity. The applicants are State agencies. The work performed with funds is focused on reviewing SFAs, but the entities eligible to apply are the State agencies administering Child Nutrition Programs.
What are AARs, and who are they focused on?
AARs are additional administrative reviews. They are aimed at SFAs identified as high-risk or showing high levels of administrative error, rather than being used for general monitoring across all SFAs.
What does the application need to include?
Applicants are expected to present a clear plan describing how the additional administrative reviews will be performed and how identified issues will be addressed.
What guidance governs how AARs should be conducted?
The announcement references FNS policy guidance describing requirements and expectations for AARs, specifically FNS memorandum SP18-2013, available through the FNS website and PartnerWeb.
How much funding can be requested per review?
States may generally request up to $3,500 per SFA review.
Can a State request more than $3,500 per review?
Yes. A State agency may request more than $3,500 per review if it provides a solid justification so FNS can assess whether the higher amount is warranted, recognizing differences such as geography, staffing, and operational scale.
What are the total funds available and the expected number of awards?
The total estimated funding available is $150,000, and approximately seven awards are expected.
What is the minimum and maximum award amount?
Individual awards range from $3,500 (floor) to $35,000 (ceiling).
Is there a cost sharing or matching requirement?
No. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement for this opportunity.
What cost rules apply to requested funds?
All requested costs, including indirect costs, must be actual, allowable, documented, and tied directly to carrying out the AAR work and associated training or corrective-action support connected to the reviews.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
This funding activity falls under CFDA 10.579, described as Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on January 25, 2013.
What was the application deadline?
The application closing date was March 15, 2013.
When was the archive date?
The archive date was April 14, 2013.
What is the allowable time period for completing funded reviews?
Funded reviews could support activity during the remainder of school year 2012-2013 and across school year 2013-2014, with completion of reviews allowed through September 30, 2014.
Does the grant support general monitoring across all SFAs?
No. The grant is intended to support targeted oversight work where it is most needed, specifically AARs of high-risk SFAs.
What outcomes is the program trying to achieve?
The stated intent is to concentrate State review capacity on the SFAs most likely to have significant administrative problems, identify and correct errors through structured administrative reviews, and reduce the likelihood of repeated noncompliance going forward.
What law or policy created the requirement for additional reviews?
The program stems from requirements in the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-265), which amended the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act to ensure States conduct extra reviews of certain local educational agencies.
What is ART Method I?
The Request for Applications described here is identified as ART Method I, which supports review-based funding for State agencies to carry out additional administrative reviews of high-risk SFAs and related training/corrective-action support tied to those reviews.
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