USDA-FNS-CN-ART2-FY-2011

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	Federal Grant Title:	USDA-FNS-CN-ART2-FY-2011
	CFDA Number:	10.579
	CFDA Description:	Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability
	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-CN-ART2-FY-2011
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Feb 18, 2011
	Creation Date:	Feb 18, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 10, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	May 10, 2011
	Archive Date:	Jun 09, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	10
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	8,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	1,500,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	25,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-265) amended Section 22 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) to establish a requirement that State agencies (SAs) conduct additional administrative reviews of selected school food authorities (SFAs). It also amended Section 7 of the Child Nutrition Act to provide funding for States to be used for administrative reviews and training of SFAs. Both of these requirements are focused on SFAs which have demonstrated a high level of, or a high risk for, administrative error. To assist SAs (State Agencies) in achieving these requirements, the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has approximately $8 million available in fiscal year (FY) 2011 to fund Method II Administrative Reviews and Training (ART) Grants for training and oversight. The grant funds will be available only to the 57 SAs that administer the Child Nutrition Programs, and are for the purpose of identifying, reviewing, monitoring and training local educational agencies that have demonstrated a high level of, or a high risk for, administrative error. FNS will make the funds available on a competitive basis. States may apply for a Planning grant or an Implementation grant, as described in Section IV, ART Method II Grant Types, in this Request for Applications (RFA). The FY 2011 ART Method II Grant award process involves two types of awards: - ART Method II Planning Grants; and - ART Method II Implementation Grants SAs may apply for either type of grant, but not for both. Only one grant application will be accepted from an SA in response to this solicitation.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/grants.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: Carla Garcia Grant Officer Phone 703-305-2760

Grant Officer, USDA FNS [carla.garcia@fns.usda.gov]
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