FY 2008 WIC EBT PRE-PLANNING GRANT

Post Date

June 10th 2008

Application Due Date

July 7th 2008

Funding Opportunity Number

USDA-FNS-WIEBT-08-01

CFDA Number(s)

10.578

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Food and Nutrition

Eligibility Categories

State Governments

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $1000000

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

In accordance with Public Law 110-161, the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) plans to award grant funds to WIC State agencies to support WIC Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) planning activities. This Request for Application (RFA) for EBT 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, pending the availability of funds. 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 – Planning to address the specific needs of individual State agencies to facilitate eventual EBT project implementation and/or (2) to develop data collection tools for assessing EBT costs that can be used by State agencies nationwide.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Agriculture

• Office:

  Food and Nutrition Service

• Agency Contact:

  Veronica Ferrell
  Grants Officer
  Phone 703-305-2760

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Grants Officer contact info

• Agency Email Address:

  veronica_ferrell@fns.usda.gov

• More Information:

  wic program web link