Funding-USDA
Announces more than $6.5 Million to Support Community Projects Focusing on
Children, Youth, and Families; March 14, 2016
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website. USDA Announces more than $6.5 Million to Support Community Projects
Focusing on Children, Youth, and Families WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2016 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced the
availability of more than $6.5 million for the Children,
Youth, and Families At-Risk Sustainable Community Projects (CYFAR
SCP) program. The mission of the CYFAR program is to marshal resources of the Land-grant
and Cooperative Extension Systems so that, in collaboration with other
organizations, they can develop and deliver educational programs that equip
youth who are at-risk with the skills they need to lead positive, productive,
and contributing lives. The purpose of SCP 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 as a holistic
approach that views the individual in the context of the family and
community, are central to SCP. This year’s applications should support community educational programs for
at-risk, low income children, youth, and families which are based on locally
identified needs, grounded in research, and lead to the accomplishment of one
of four CYFAR National Outcomes:
Applicants should also focus on projects that 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, 4-H, and/or Family and Consumer Science programs that have access
to resources and educational opportunities. Applications are due March 14. Please see the request
for applications for specific program requirements. Since 2009, NIFA has invested in and advanced innovative and
transformative initiatives to solve societal challenges and ensure the
long-term viability of agriculture. NIFA’s integrated research, education,
and extension programs, supporting the best and brightest scientists and
extension personnel, have resulted in user-inspired, groundbreaking
discoveries that are combating childhood obesity, improving and sustaining
rural economic growth, addressing water availability issues, increasing food
production, finding new sources of energy, mitigating climate variability,
and ensuring food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural
science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts,
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