Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA FNS CN 24 DC
The USDA Food and Nutrition Service is offering Direct Certification Improvement Grants to state agencies that oversee the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP). These grants aim to help agencies enhance their direct certification processes for children in households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
A total of $2.3 million is available in competitive funding, with priority given to states with the lowest direct certification rates. Agencies with direct certification rates of 95% or higher must provide a strong justification for why additional funding is needed to maintain or improve their processes. The grants are authorized under the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.Apply for USDA FNS CN 24 DC
- The Food and Nutrition Service in the agriculture, food and nutrition sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Direct Certification Improvement Grant" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.579.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-06-10.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-07-29. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2025.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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