USDA-FNS-Hunger Free

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	Federal Grant Title:	USDA-FNS-Hunger Free
	CFDA Number:	10.583
	CFDA Description:	Hunger Free Communities
	Federal Agency Name:	Food and Nutrition Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture
	Category Explanation:	State or local governments, Agencies providing social services, Public health organizations, Educational entities, and Other private non-profit entities such as community-based or faith-based organizations, food banks, or other emergency feeding organizations.
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-FNS-HFCG-2010
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jun 08, 2010
	Creation Date:	Aug 11, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 01, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Oct 01, 2010
	Archive Date:	Oct 31, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	10
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$5,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$100,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant

County governments

Additional Information on Eligibility

Who May Apply: State or local governments, Agencies providing social services, Public health organizations, Educational entities, and Other private non-profit entities such as community-based or faith-based organizations, food banks, or other emergency feeding organizations.

Grant Description

The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has $5 million available in Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 for a Hunger-Free Communities grant competition. The Hunger-Free Communities grants will be awarded under authority provided by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, Section 4405, 7 U.S.C. 8701 which authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to meet the Hunger-Free Communities goals described in the H. Con. Res. 302 (102nd Congress). These goals are listed in this section, under Background.Section 4405 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 authorizes Hunger-Free Communities Collaborative Grants and Hunger-Free Communities Infrastructure Grants. The entire $5 million will be used for Hunger-Free Collaborative Grants since the FY2010 Agriculture Appropriations Act separately provided $6 million for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) infrastructure grants, which have a similar purpose to that of the Hunger-Free Communities infrastructures.The purpose of this grant is to establish hunger-free communities and learn more about effective strategies to reduce hunger in the United States. There are two models of grants: planning and assessment grants and implementation grants. A community may only apply for one model of grant as part of this grant solicitation; however, those communities receiving a planning and assessment grant may apply for an implementation grant in a future year if additional funds are made available to continue this program.

Link to Full Grant Announcement

http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns/outreach/hfc_grants.htm

Grant Announcement Contact

Carla Garcia Grant Officer
Grant Officer [Carla.garcia@fns.usda.gov]