FY 2010 WIC EBT Planning Grant

The summary for the FY 2010 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 2010 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-WICEBTPLAN-10
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	May 18, 2010
	Creation Date:	Jun 11, 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: State governments
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: The purpose of the Planning Grant is to assist qualified State agencies with planning activitieswhich will address the specific needs of individual State agencies to facilitate eventual EBT pilot implementation.FNS anticipates awarding funds for EBT planning activities to one or more State agencies.The amount of funds awarded under this RFA depends on the number of requests receivedand the viability of the project. If funding levels are not sufficient in FY 2010 to fund these planning grants, grants may be awarded in the subsequent fiscal year, subject to theavailability of funds, based on responses to this solicitation, without further competition.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Gregory Walton Grants Officer
Grants Officer e-mail address [greg.walton@fns.usda.gov]
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