FY 2007 WIC Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Notice of Competitive Pre-Planning EBT Grant Solicitation

Post Date

July 23rd 2007

Application Due Date

August 16th 2007

Funding Opportunity Number

USDA-FNS-WIEBT

CFDA Number(s)

10.578

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Food and Nutrition

Eligibility Categories

State Governments

This solicitation is open to all WIC State agencies.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $500000

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

In accordance with Public Law 109-97, the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) plans to award grant funds to WIC State agencies to support WIC Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) pre-planning activities. This Request for Application (RFA) for EBT pre-planning grants is open to all WIC State agencies, including State agencies with existing WIC EBT projects. Grant funds are limited and will be awarded on a competitive basis. The award of funds under this RFA does not guarantee funding under future WIC EBT grant solicitations. The purpose of this RFA is twofold. Funds are intended for (1) Phase I – pre-planning to address the specific needs of individual State agencies to facilitate eventual EBT pilot implementation and/or (2) to develop data collection tools for assessing costs for State agency use nationwide. (Note: For projects receiving FY 2007 funding, the EBT Cooperative Agreements will be funded no later than September 29, 2007. End dates will be determined based on individual proposals and approved timelines, but no later than December 31, 2009.)

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Agriculture

• Office:

  Food and Nutrition Service

• Agency Contact:

  Veronica Ferrell
  Grants Officer
  Phone 703-305-2760

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Contact me if you have additional questions.

• Agency Email Address:

  veronica_ferrell@fns.usda.gov