FY 2008 WIC EBT Grant Program

The summary for the FY 2008 WIC EBT Grant 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.


	Federal Grant Title:	FY 2008 WIC EBT Grant Program
	CFDA Number:	10.578
	CFDA Description:	WIC Grants To States (WGS)
	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-WICEBT-08
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jun 10, 2008
	Creation Date:	Jun 10, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 07, 2008
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 07, 2008
	Archive Date:	Aug 06, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$2,000,000
	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: In accordance with Public Law 110-161, the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) plans to award grant funds, if available, to WIC State agencies to support WIC Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) project implementation activities. This Request for Application (RFA) for EBT project implementation grants is open to all WIC State agencies, except those State agencies with existing WIC EBT projects. Grant funds will be awarded on a competitive basis and are subject to funding availability. The award of funds under this RFA does not guarantee funding under future WIC EBT grant solicitations. The purpose of this RFA is to award EBT grant funds to qualified State agencies in order to assist with implementation of EBT.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/ebt/grants08.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: Veronica Ferrell Grants Officer Phone 703-305-2760

FNS Grants Officer [veronica_ferrell@fns.usda.gov]
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