Funding-Limited Submission – USDA – Children, Youth, and Families At-Risk Sustainable Community Projects (CYFAR SCP - USDA-NIFA-SLBCD-005657); March 14, 2016

Purpose: The purpose of the Sustainable Community Projects (SCP) 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 Sustainable Community Projects.

Each CYFAR project is encouraged to select a USDA Strategic Goal and/or a Research, Education and Economics (REE) Challenge Area applicable to the project. Applicants are encouraged to review this entire solicitation (link provided below).The CYFAR Program supports the following goals of the REE Action Plan:

• Goal 6 – Education and Science Literacy
• Goal 7 – Rural Prosperity/Rural-Urban Interdependence

CYFAR also supports the following goal of the FY 2014-FY2018 Strategic Plan:

• Goal 1 Science Subgoal 1:5 to combat childhood obesity

This program is offering 2 project areas: New SCP and SCP Joint Project.

Project Period/Funding Amount: Total funds available for all new SCP awards is $480,000. Each new SCP applicant may request $80,000 for year 1 and $140,000 per year for years 2-5. New SCP Joint applicants may request up to $160,000 for year 1 and $280,000 per year for years 205.

Link to Funding Opportunity

Institutional Limit: 1 new SCP Project or new SCP Joint Project

Internal Competition: To participate in the University’s selection process, researchers are to submit the following material, assembled into a single PDF file, to the Office of the Vice President for Research at limitedsubmissions@uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Tuesday, February 16, 2016:

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

A committee will be convened to review the material and make a recommendation. If you have questions about the submission process, contact Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research at 257-1663.

Agency Deadline: March 14, 2016