2014-12-01: FY15 Rural Child Poverty Center

Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-FNS-POS-RCPNC-2015
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Food and Nutrition
Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name: USDA-FNS1
Closing Date: 2014-12-01
Award Ceiling: $2,500,000
Expected Number of Awards: 1

Description: This RFA announces the availability of funds for one new cooperative agreement for FY 2015-2019 with a public or private Academic or Research Institution.  In this funding cycle, the USDA anticipates awarding up to $2,500,000 in grant funding to support singular or modular (collaboration among multiple entities) efforts to improve nutrition program coordination in States with the highest number of persistently poor rural counties.
Link: www.grants.gov/view-opportunity.html?opp…