Section 29(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036) authorizes the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to provide grants on a competitive basis to State...more
Food and Nutrition Service The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) will fund a competitive cooperative agreement award of up to $2 million in Fiscal Year 2014 to a qualified applicant to update the existing USDA breastfeeding...more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDAs) Economic Research Service (ERS), in collaboration with USDAs Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), invites proposals for a competitive grant to establish...more
The International Food Relief Partnership (IFRP) is a U.S. Agency For International Development (USAID) program to support the production, stockpiling, transportation, delivery, and distribution of...more
The purpose of this grant competition is to support efforts by State agencies and their community-based and faith-based partners to develop and implement: Simple SNAP application and eligibility...more
Up to $5.5 million is anticipated in Fiscal Year 2014 for TN Training Grants. Approximately $2.5 million will be set aside to provide non-competitive grants (up to $50,000) to State agencies that...more
This Challenge Area Focuses on the societal challenge to end obesity among children, the number one nutrition-related problem in the US. Food is an integral part of the process that leads to obesity...more
The overall goal of the Organic Transitions Program (ORG) is to support the development and implementation of research, extension and higher education programs to improve the competitiveness of...more
Food and Nutrition Service Since 2008, the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has provided funding to Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs)/State agencies (SAs) for nutrition education services to Food Distribution Program on...more
In the world of social enterprises, failure is a cringe-worthy moment nobody wants to talk about. But, social entrepreneurs can benefit from their failures.