McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition

The summary for the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition 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:	McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition
	CFDA Number:	10.225
	CFDA Description:	Community Food Projects
	Federal Agency Name:	Foreign Agricultural Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Health Food and Nutrition Education Agriculture
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-GRANTS-062003-001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jun 20, 2003
	Creation Date:	Aug 29, 2003
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 07, 2003 Applications must be received by close of business (COB) (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on July 07, 2003.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Aug 29, 2003
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	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: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: The key objectives of the McGovern-Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition program are to reduce hunger and improve literacy and primary education, especially for girls. By providing school meals, teacher training, and related support, FFE projects will help boost school enrollment and academic performance. At the same time, nutrition programs will be offered for pregnant women, nursing mothers, infants, and pre-school youngsters to sustain and improve the health and learning capacity of children before they enter school. The school feeding and nutrition projects within recipient countries will probably be conducted by nonprofit charitable organizations, cooperatives, and international organizations. USDA invites proposals for projects, which are then carefully reviewed. Proposals are selected based on several criteria, including the following: (1) the implementing organization?s experience in school feeding; (2) additional, non-FFE resources that will be available to implement multi-year, sustainable projects based on assessed needs; (3) targeting of low-income areas with low school attendance or enrollment rates, especially for girls; (4) coordination of supplementary feeding with nutrition programs; and (5) involvement of local institutions and communities. Organizations conducting FFE projects must develop and initiate plans for sustainability, so that the communities being served under the program can "graduate" from USDA assistance and continue the sponsored activities on their own or with support from other sources. The FFE program will focus on countries that meet the poverty criteria established by the World Bank. The national government of the recipient country must be fully committed to achieving the goals of the World Declaration on Education for All and should be taking steps to raise nutritional standards and improve the quality and availability of education. In addition to donating and shipping agricultural commodities, USDA may, at its discretion, pay transportation, storage, and handling costs within the recipient country, as well as administrative expenses of the participating organizations, where such expenses enhance program effectiveness.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: For the link to online submission, the required forms, mailing addresses and contact information, click on this link.
http://www.fas.usda.gov/excredits/FoodAid/FFE/FFE.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Cruikshank, Dana, Public Affairs Specialist, Phone 202.720.3329, Fax 202.720.3229, Email dana.kruikshank@fas.usda.gov dana.kruikshank@fas.usda.gov Cruikshank, Dana
Similar Government Grants: • Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program; • Food Security Learning Center