Food Aid Nutrition Enhancement Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	Food Aid Nutrition Enhancement Program
	CFDA Number:	10.317
	CFDA Description:	Food Aid Nutrition Enhancement Program
	Federal Agency Name:	National Institute of Food and Agriculture
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture Food and Nutrition
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-NIFA-FANEP-003016
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 29, 2010
	Creation Date:	Mar 29, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 13, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	May 13, 2010
	Archive Date:	Jun 14, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$3,700,000
	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: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants include state agricultural experiment stations and cooperative extension services, all colleges and universities, other research or education institutions and organizations, federal and private agencies and organizations and individuals who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Foreign entities are not eligible to apply. Foreign entities do not include international organizations (e.g., the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), United Nations Agencies and World Health Organization (WHO)).
Grant Description: The purpose of the Food Aid Nutrition Education Program (FANEP) is to enhance the short and long-term health of individuals, especially infants and young children, at risk for or suffering from malnutrition by further improving the nutritional content, product composition, packaging and other components of food products delivered through humanitarian assistance programs. FANEP grantees will develop and field test new ready-to-use foods, fortified blended foods, high energy foods, micronutrient powders or other food products designed to improve the nutritional delivery and functional form of humanitarian food assistance provided through the McGovern Dole and the Food for Peace Title II programs. FANEP projects may also field test existing food aid foods that have not yet been approved for use in food aid programs.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/food_aid_nut_enh.html
Grant Announcement Contact: NIFA Help Desk Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays
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