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Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Workforce – Implementation Projects
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) National Workforce Strategy (WIC Workforce National Strategy), is part of a joint agency initiative between the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service and National Institute of Food and
Agriculture (NIFA) that is expected to cultivate comprehensive and sustained solutions for WIC workforce development.
The joint agency initiative aims to strengthen the diversity and cultural competency of the WIC workforce, with the ultimate goals of increasing:
1) WIC participation through reaching those populations that are eligible, but not enrolled; and 2) WIC participants use of benefits and services, including nutrition education and breastfeeding support.
NIFA requires that applications for WIC Workforce Implementation Projects respond to and implement components of the National WIC Workforce Strategy.
They should assess and address regional and national priorities, target critical workforce needs, and increase the diversity and cultural competency of the WIC workforce.
The joint agency initiative aims to strengthen the diversity and cultural competency of the WIC workforce, with the ultimate goals of increasing:
1) WIC participation through reaching those populations that are eligible, but not enrolled; and 2) WIC participants use of benefits and services, including nutrition education and breastfeeding support.
NIFA requires that applications for WIC Workforce Implementation Projects respond to and implement components of the National WIC Workforce Strategy.
They should assess and address regional and national priorities, target critical workforce needs, and increase the diversity and cultural competency of the WIC workforce.
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Office: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Estimated Funding: $19,365,790
Office: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Estimated Funding: $19,365,790
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Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Workforce – Implementation Projects
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Eligibility RequirementsApplicants for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children WIC Workforce – Implementation Projects must meet all the requirements discussed in this RFA.
Failure to meet the eligibility criteria by the application deadline may result in exclusion from consideration or, preclude NIFA from making an award.
For those new to Federal financial assistance, NIFA’s Grants Overview provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process.Eligible institutions include: 1.
State Agricultural Experiment Station;2.
colleges and universities (including junior colleges offering associate degrees or higher, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Tribal Colleges, 1994 Land-Grant Institutions, Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities (see NIFA's Hispanic Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities page);3.
university research foundations;4.
other research institutions and organizations;5.
non-profit organizations6.
Federal agencies;7.
Governmental agencies8.
Tribal organizations9.
national laboratories;10.
private organizations or corporations;11.
individuals who are U. S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents; or12.
any group consisting of two or more entities identified in 1) through 11).
Eligible institutions do not include foreign or international organizations.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/funding-opportunities/special-supplemental-nutrition-program-women-infants-children-0
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Date Posted:
2024-05-21
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Archive Date:
2024-07-31
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