USDA WIC Telehealth Innovations Project

The summary for the USDA WIC Telehealth Innovations Project grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, 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 as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Food and Nutrition Service, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
USDA WIC Telehealth Innovations Project: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), is a Federal nutrition assistance program that serves low-income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to five years old who are at nutrition risk. WIC provides nutritious foods, nutrition education including breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health and other social services to participants in all 50 states, 34 Indian Tribal Organizations, American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth Islands of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This is an announcement of the availability of funds for one new cooperative agreement for FY 2019-2024 with a public or private academic research institution. In this funding cycle, the USDA anticipates awarding up to $8,500,000 in grant funding to support the implementation and evaluation of telehealth services in WIC. The majority of these funds, $5,000,000, shall be awarded as sub-grants through a competitive process to WIC State Agencies1 for the purpose of implementing telehealth innovations that supplement the nutrition education and breastfeeding support offered in the WIC clinic. The recipient of this cooperative agreement, referred to in this document as the Grantee, will carry out the competitive award process to select sub-grantees, design and conduct evaluations of each sub-grantee's telehealth innovation project, and produce reports and publications to disseminate the findings. The legislative authority for this grant announcement is contained in the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 Section 17 (g) (5)2 as amended. Under this program, subject to the availability of funds, the Secretary of Agriculture may award competitive grants and cooperative agreements for the support of research projects to further USDA food and nutrition assistance programs. Further, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 116-6) specifically authorizes the allocation of $5,000,000 for telehealth competitive grants to supplement the nutrition education and breastfeeding support offered in the WIC clinic, and to decrease barriers to access to WIC services, particularly in rural communities, and other populations facing barriers to accessing support. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) defines telehealth as "the use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support and promote clinical healthcare, patient and professional health-related education, public health and health administration." Technologies include video conferencing, the internet, store-and-forward imaging, streaming media, and terrestrial and wireless communications
Federal Grant Title: USDA WIC Telehealth Innovations Project
Federal Agency Name: Food and Nutrition Service (USDA-FNS1)
Grant Categories: Food and Nutrition
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-FY19-WIC-TIP
Type of Funding: Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers: 10.528
CFDA Descriptions: Information not provided
Current Application Deadline: July 29th, 2019
Original Application Deadline: July 29th, 2019
Posted Date: May 30th, 2019
Creation Date: May 30th, 2019
Archive Date: October 31st, 2019
Total Program Funding: $8,500,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $8,500,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $8,500,000
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Last Updated: May 30th, 2019
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility
Eligible entities include public and private accredited colleges and universities. This Request for Application (RFA) is open to all Accredited Colleges/Universities.
Link to Full Grant Announcement
USDA FNS Site
Grant Announcement Contact
Carla Y Garcia
Grant Officer
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