FY 201 WIC EBT Planning Grant

The summary for the FY 201 WIC EBT Planning Grant 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 201 WIC EBT Planning Grant
	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-WIEBTPLN-10
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	May 18, 2010
	Creation Date:	May 18, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 28, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 28, 2010
	Archive Date:	Jul 28, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	10
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$10,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$10,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$1
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: This competition is open to WIC State agencies that do not have an existing cooperative agreement with FNS for EBT planning.
Grant Description: In accordance with Public Law 111-80 (123 Stat.2113), the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) plans to award grant funds to WIC State agencies to support WIC Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) planning activities. Grant funds will be awarded based on the viability of the project and completeness of the application. The award of funds under this RFA does not guarantee funding under future WIC EBT grant solicitations. The purpose of the Planning Grant is to assist qualified State agencies with planning activities which will address the specific needs of individual State agencies to facilitate eventual EBT pilot implementation.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: general\wp\omnibus file folder for 2010 wic ebt implementation grant\omnibus file folder for 2010 wic ebt implementation grant.pdf
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Grant Announcement Contact: Gregory Walton Grants Officer Phone 703-305-1575

Grants Officer e-mail [greg.walton@fns.usda.gov]
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