WIC Hispanic Breastfeeding Promotion and Education Project

The summary for the WIC Hispanic Breastfeeding Promotion and Education Project 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:	WIC Hispanic Breastfeeding Promotion and Education Project
	CFDA Number:	10.557
	CFDA Description:	Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
	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-WIBR-05
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jul 15, 2005
	Creation Date:	Jul 15, 2005
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 15, 2005
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Sep 14, 2005
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$400,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$400,000
	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: Entities eligible to apply are public organizations and private, non-profit or for-profit organizations. Examples of eligible entities include, but are not limited to: -faith-based organizations -health agencies that serve Hispanic populations -agencies that provide Hispanic health referral services -university-based research organizations -social marketing organizations
Grant Description: The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) will award a competitive cooperative agreement award of $400,000 in Fiscal Year 2005 funds to a qualified applicant to develop a culturally sensitive, culturally appropriate breastfeeding promotion project targeted to Hispanic women and families who participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). The intent of this project is to develop breastfeeding educational materials and tools that specifically target the barriers to breastfeeding for Hispanic WIC participants. FNS will provide only one award under this solicitation. The awardee will be selected on a competitive basis, based on an objective review of all proposals according to the technical evaluation criteria outlined in this Request For Applications. FNS has structured this award as a cooperative agreement and plans to work closely with the awardee throughout the duration of this project. The duration of the awarded cooperative agreement will be two years from the date of award.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Pastura, Suzanne, Grants Management Specialist, Phone 703-305-2867, Fax 703-605-0363, Email suzanne.pastura@fns.usda.gov suzanne.pastura@fns.usda.gov Pastura, Suzanne
Similar Government Grants: • FY 2010 WIC BF Peer Counseling Curriculum Update and Training; • Opportunity USDA-FNS-SSNPWIC-08; • FY 2006 WIC Special Project Grant Program; • WIC: Value Enhanced Nutrition Assessment (VENA) Training Curriculum