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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
USDA-NIFA-SLBCD-003544
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Oct 14, 2011
Creation Date:
Oct 14, 2011
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Dec 01, 2011
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Dec 01, 2011
Archive Date:
Dec 31, 2011
Funding Instrument Type:
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Agriculture
Community Development
Education
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$320,000
Award Ceiling:
$80,000
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s):
10.500
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Cooperative Extension Service
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Applications may be submitted by Cooperative Extension at 1890 Land-Grant Institutions, including Tuskegee University and West Virginia State University, 1862 Land-Grant Colleges and Universities, and the University of the District of Columbia.
Agency Name
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Description
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), USDA announces the Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) funding program to improve the quality and quantity of comprehensive community-based programs for at-risk children, youth, and families supported by the Cooperative Extension System. The CYFAR program mission is to marshal resources of the Land-Grant and Cooperative Extension Systems to develop and deliver educational programs that equip limited resource families and youth who are at-risk for not meeting basic human needs with the skills they need to lead positive, productive, contributing lives.
