FY 2008 Direct Certification and Verification Program |
The summary for the FY 2008 Direct Certification and Verification Program Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, 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 in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.
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Federal Grant Title: FY 2008 Direct Certification and Verification Program CFDA Number: 10.579 CFDA Description: Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability Federal Agency Name: Food and Nutrition Service Category of Funding Activity: Food and Nutrition Category Explanation: Information not provided Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-FNS-CNCV-08 Document Type: Grants Notice Funding Instrument Type: Grant Posted Date: Feb 20, 2008 Creation Date: Feb 20, 2008 Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 16, 2008 Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 16, 2008 Archive Date: May 16, 2008 Expected Number of Awards: Information not provided Estimated Total Program Funding: Information not provided Federal Grant Award Ceiling: Information not provided Federal Grant Award Floor: Information not provided Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- State governments
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Information not provided
- Grant Description
- Eligible applicants are invited to compete for a 2008 Certification and Verification Grant. The Child Nutrition and Wic Reacuthorization Act (ACT) of 2004, P.L. 108-265 provides a one-time appropriation of $9 million to be used to assist States in implementing mandatory direct certification and verification of students' eligibility to receive free and reduced meal benefits in the school nutrition programs. The Food and Nutrition Service awarded $5.4 million of the available funding in fiscal years 2006 and 2007. Additional details may be obtained by viewing the announcement.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
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http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/grants.htm
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Lisa Johnson Grants Management Division Phone 703-305-2848
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