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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Childhood Obesity Prevention

Post Date

March 5th 2014

Application Due Date

June 19th 2014

A Letter of Intent (LOI) must be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on April 17, 2014. A LOI is a prerequisite to submission of an application.

Funding Opportunity Number

USDA-NIFA-AFRI-004492

CFDA Number(s)

10.310

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Agriculture
Food and Nutrition

Eligibility Categories

Other

Eligibility is linked to the project type. All project types are described beginning in Part II, C.

Funding

  • Estimated Total Funding:

    $9000000

  • Award Range:

    $0 - $0

Grant Description

This Challenge Area Focuses on the societal challenge to end obesity among children, the number one nutrition-related problem in the US. Food is an integral part of the process that leads to obesity and USDA has a unique responsibility for the food system in the United States. This program is designed to achieve the long-term outcome of reducing the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents 2-19 years. The Childhood Obesity Prevention Program supports Multi-function Integrated Research, Education, and/or Extension Projects and Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement (FASE) Grants.

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