FY 2007 WIC Breastfeeding Cooperative Agreement

The summary for the FY 2007 WIC Breastfeeding Cooperative Agreement grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Food and Nutrition Service, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

FY 2007 WIC Breastfeeding Cooperative Agreement: The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) will fund a limited competitive grant award in Fiscal Year 2007, in the amount of $150,000, to a qualified applicant to develop a breastfeeding training curriculum guide. The purpose of the guide is to increase the knowledge base and skill set for Breastfeeding Coordinators, the Competent Professional Authority (CPA), or other WIC staff who provide community-based breastfeeding leadership, training and education at the local agency level in the WIC Program. Public Law (P.L.) 108-447, the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2005, provides that funds are available for the purposes specified in section 17(h)(10)(B) of the Child Nutrition Act as amended.FNS will provide only one award under this solicitation. This application is available only to a limited number of venders who meet eligibility criteria. The awardee will be selected on a competitive basis, based on an objective review of all proposals according to the technical evaluation criteria outlined in this Request For Applications.