Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 WIC Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Planning Grant

The summary for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 WIC Electronic Benefit Transfer (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:	Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 WIC Electronic Benefit Transfer (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-WICEBTPLN-11
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Dec 29, 2010
	Creation Date:	Dec 29, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 11, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 11, 2011
	Archive Date:	Apr 10, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	5
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$5,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$5,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$1
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: This competition is open to ALL WIC STATE AGENCIES.
Grant Description: The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) plans to award grant funds to WIC State agencies to support WIC Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) planning activities. This Request for Application (RFA) for EBT Planning Grants is open to all WIC State agencies that do not have an existing cooperative agreement with FNS for EBT planning. The award of funds under this RFA does not guarantee funding under future WIC EBT grant solicitations. THIS SOLICITATION IS CONTINGENT UPON THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. IF FUNDS ARE NOT RECEIVED, THEN THE SOLICITATION WILL BE WITHDRAWN.The purpose of this RFA is for EBT Planning activities to address the specific needs of individual State agencies to facilitate eventual EBT project implementation. For projects receiving funding for FY 2011 planning projects, the EBT Cooperative Agreement end dates will be determined based on individual proposals and approved timelines.FNS anticipates awarding up to $5 million for EBT planning activities. The amount of funds awarded under this RFA depends on the number and quality of requests received. FNS reserves the right to award Cooperative Agreements under this announcement in a subsequent fiscal year without further application submission, subject to the availability of funds. Therefore, applications submitted under this request may also be used to fund EBT planning projects in FY 2012.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Gregory Walton Grants Officer Phone 703-305-1575

For additional information, please contact the Grants Officer via e-mail address above. [greg.walton@fns.usda.gov]
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