Funding-Limited Submission – USDA – Children, Youth and Families at Risk Sustainable Communities Projects – CYFAR SCP (USDA-NIFA-SLBCD-006244); March 29, 2017

Purpose: The purpose of Children, Youth and Families at Risk (CYFAR) Sustainable Communities Projects funding is to improve the quality and quantity of comprehensive community-based programs for at-risk children, youth, and families supported by the Cooperative Extension System. Collaboration across disciplines, program areas, and geographic lines, as well a holistic approach that views the individual in the context of the family and community, are central to Sustainable Community Projects.

Funding Amount: up to $80,000 per year for five years for a single institutional applicant ($160,000 per year for a joint institutional applicant.)

Link to Funding Opportunity Announcement

Institutional Limit: 1

Note: Current CYFAR SCP grantees may submit an application for an additional new project; however, if the same community site is being used, a justification must be provided. UK currently holds two CYFAR awards.

Internal Competition: To participate in the university’s selection process, please submit the following, assembled into a single PDF file, to the Office of the Vice President for Research at limitedsubmissions@uky.edu with a copy to your Associate Dean for Research by March 14, 2017:

• Names and departments or affiliations of the Project Director and other key personnel or partners;
• Title of program and/or funding opportunity announcement number;
• Brief project description (2 pages maximum)

A committee will be convened to review the material and make a recommendation. For questions, email the limited submission mailbox (limitedsubmissions@uky.edu) or call 257-2861.

Agency Deadlines: March 29, 2017