Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability (10.579)
Program
10.579 Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability
Federal Agency
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Authorization
National School Lunch Program (NSLP); Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1751, 1769; School Breakfast Program (SBP); Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1773, 1779, Public Laws 104-193, 100-435, 99-661, 97-35. Special Milk Program (SMP); Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1772 and 1779; Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP); National School Lunch Act, Sections 9, 11, 14, 16 and 17, as amended, 89 Stat. 522-525, 42 U.S.C. 1758, 1759a, 1762a, 1765 and 1766; Summer Food Service Program (SFSP); Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, Sections 9, 13 and 14, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1758, 1761 and 1762a.
Program Number
10.579
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
NSLP: To assist States, through cash grants and food donations, in making the school lunch program available to school children and to encourage the domestic consumption of nutritious agricultural commodities. SBP: To assist States in providing a nutritious nonprofit breakfast service for school children, through cash grants and food donations. SMP: To provide subsidies to schools and institutions to encourage the consumption of fluid milk by children. CACFP: To assist States, through grants-in-aid and other means, to initiate and maintain nonprofit food service programs for children, elderly or impaired adults in nonresidential day care facilities and children in emergency shelters. SFSP: To assist States, through grants-in-aid and other means, to conduct nonprofit food service programs for low-income children during the summer months and at other approved times, when schools are out of session or are closed for vacation.
Types of Assistance
Project Grants (Discretionary).
Uses and Use Restrictions
Determined by the legislation providing the grants. Past examples of grants in this category include the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 108-7) provided funds for eligible schools to cover costs associated with implementing the SBP. The purpose of these grants is to increase the number of schools participating in the SBP, particularly those serving low-income children. The grants must be used for State level costs associated with the administration of the SBP grant activities and local level costs that are allowable, reasonable, and necessary for an approved school to implement the SBP. The State agency may retain no more than 17.5% of the grant award for State level costs associated with the administration of the Grant activities. In Fiscal Years 2001 and 2002 Wisconsin received $500,000 for a School Breakfast Program startup grant. This was intended to help cover non-recurring costs associated with the program and to expand the availability of school breakfasts for children. In 2001 grant awards were made to 56 school food authorities implementing a breakfast program in 105 buildings. The enrollment of the new breakfast building was 44,840 with a breakfast average daily participation of 7,747. In 2002 grant awards were made to 35 school food authorities implementing a breakfast program in 52 buildings. The enrollment of the new breakfast building was 22,185 with a breakfast average daily participation of 5,478. The Consolidated Appropriation Resolution for Fiscal Year 2003, (Public Law No. 108-7).
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Determined by the legislation providing the grants.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Determined by the legislation providing the grants.
Credentials/Documentation
Determined by the legislation providing the grants. For example, the SBP Grants under P.L. 108-7 earmarked funds for a specific State, with the remaining funds to be awarded competitively. Eleven States were identified that had less than 60% of their NSLP Schools participating in the SBP over the past 3 years. These States received an Application for SBP Start-up Grant Funds.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
Instructions provided in Request for Application. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure
Application package should be sent to FNS Headquarters, Lynn Rodgers, Grants Management Officer, Food and Nutrition Service, Grants Management Division, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 738, Alexandria, VA 22302 or submitted electronically via www.grants.gov http://.grants.gov.
Award Procedure
A grant review Technical Panel objectively reviews all complete applications according to established review criteria provided in the Request for Applications and makes recommendations to Agency officials, who make final award decisions.
Deadlines
Provided in Request for Application.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Appeals
Determined by the legislation providing the grants.
Renewals
Determined by the legislation providing the grants. For example, a due date was established for the SBP and grants were awarded after review of all submissions by a selection panel from FNS and receipt of a Letter of Intent from the selected States. All State and local level Grant funds must be obligated by September 30, 2005 and expended by December 15, 2005.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
Not applicable.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Determined by the legislation providing the grants.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Instructions provided in Request for Application.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 133, "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations," State governments that expend Federal financial assistance of $500,000 or more within any fiscal year shall have either a single audit or (in certain cases) a program specific audit made for that year. Audits may be conducted less frequently under conditions specified in A-133.
Records
State agencies must maintain records as necessary to support the use of TN Training Grant funds in accordance with the Grant Agreement. Such records must be retained for a period of 3 years after the date of submission of the final report for the fiscal year to which the records pertain, except that if audit findings have not been resolved, the records shall be retained beyond the three year period as long as required for the resolution of the issues raised by the audit.
Program Accomplishments
Determined by the legislation providing the grants.
Financial Information
Account Identification
12-3539-0-1-605.
Obligations
(Grants) availability limited based on eligibility requirements or duration by current year appropriations or authorizing legislation language and Agency priorities, determined by the legislation providing the grants.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
Provided in Request for Application.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
7 CFR Part 3016, 7 CFR Part 3017, 7 CFR Part 3018.
Related Programs
None.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
See the Food and Nutrition Service Regional Offices listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.
Headquarters Office
Grants Management Division, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Alexandria, VA 22302. Telephone: (703) 305-2867. Contact: Lisa Johnson, Grant Officer.
Web Site Address
Examples of Funded Projects
None.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
None.
