Deadline: 21-Jun-22
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) requests applications for the Children, Youth and Families At-Risk Professional Development and Technical Assistance Program (CYFAR-PDTA) for fiscal year (2022) to support youth at-risk programming under Smith-Lever 3(d) funding.
Objectives
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The CYFAR Program has two strategic objectives:
- To support community educational programs for at-risk, low income children, youth, and families which are based on locally identified needs, grounded in research, and which lead to the accomplishment of one of four CYFAR National Outcomes; and
- To integrate CYFAR programming into ongoing Extension programs for children, youth, and families – insuring that at-risk, low income children, youth, and families continue to be part of Extension and/or 4-H programs, and/or Family and Consumer Science Programs and have access to resources and educational opportunities.
Purpose and Priorities
- CYFAR marshals the resources of the Land-grant and the Cooperative Extension System so that, in collaboration with other organizations, they can develop and deliver educational programs to youth who are at risk, under-served, and under-represented as reflected in the CYFAR
- Sustainable Community sites (CYFAR SCP) for not meeting basic human needs.
- CYFAR sites are an integral part of the CYFAR SCP grant award program. These programs provide youth with the skills they need to lead positive, productive, and contributing lives. Participating youth make a difference socially.
- CYFAR-PDTA, under assistance, partnering universities build connections, competency, and capacity to help communities develop and sustain holistic programs for at-risk children, youth, and families who are under-served and under-represented.
- CYFAR-PDTA as one anticipated awardee, provides for professional development and technical assistance to CYFAR Sustainable Community Projects (SCP) to ensure continued development and implementation of the CYFAR Sustainable Community Program; the professional development and technical assistance will be provided to the successful CYFAR SCP grant awardee sites.
- CYFAR-PDTA, collaboratively through the Extension system, will provide the components of programming, evaluation, technology, and technical assistance.
Funding Information
- The amount available for Children, Youth, and Families At-Risk Professional Development and Technical Assistance Program in FY2022 is approximately $850,000 for the first year of this 4- year continuation project.
- The funding amount for years 2-4 of the Project will be approximately $850,000 per year.
- USDA is not committed to fund any particular application or to make a specific number of awards.
National Outcomes
- Early Childhood: Children will have their basic physical, emotional, and intellectual needs met. Babies will be born healthy.
- School Age (K-8): School-age youth will demonstrate the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behavior necessary for fulfilling, contributing lives (the capacity to move beyond one’s individual self-interest and to be committed to the well-being of some larger group).
- Teen: Teens will demonstrate the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behavior necessary for fulfilling, contributing lives (the capacity to move beyond one’s individual self-interest and to be committed to the well-being of some larger group).
- Parent/Family: Parents will take primary responsibility for meeting their children’s physical, social, emotional, and intellectual needs and for providing moral guidance and direction. Families will promote positive, productive, and contributing lives for all family members.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants for the Children, Youth, and Families At-Risk Professional Development and Technical Assistance Program must meet all the requirements discussed in this RFA.
- Failure to meet the eligibility criteria by the application deadline may result in exclusion from consideration or, preclude NIFA from making an award.
- For those new to Federal financial assistance, NIFA’s Grants Overview provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process.
- Applications may only be submitted by Cooperative Extension at 1890 Land-grant Institutions, including Tuskegee University, Central State University, and West Virginia State University; 1862 Land-grant Colleges and Universities; the University of the District of Columbia; and 1994 Land-Grant Institutions.
- Only one application per Land-grant Institution will be accepted.
- Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project.
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For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=340565