Funding-Limited Submission - USDA - Children, Youth, and Families At-Risk Sustainable Community Projects (CYFAR SCP) (USDA-NIFA-SLBCD-004490); March 18, 2014

The purpose of the Sustainable Community Projects 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.

Critical issues and demographic trends impacting children and families in the state should be examined including: migrant workers’ children; new immigrant children and families; children in families coping with military deployments, separations, and reunions; children and youth facing issues of drugs, violence, crime, teen pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS, obesity, isolation, poverty and poor school achievement.  One of the four National CYFAR Outcomes must be selected as a focus for all community sites in the project:

1. Early Childhood: Children will have their basic physical, emotional and intellectual needs met. Babies will be born healthy.
2. School Age (K-8): School age youth will demonstrate knowledge, skills, attitudes and behavior necessary for fulfilling contributing lives.
3. Teen: Teens will demonstrate knowledge, skills, attitudes and behavior necessary for fulfilling contributing lives.
4. Parent/Family: Parents will take primary responsibility for meeting their children’s physical, social, emotional and intellectual needs and providing moral guidance and direction. Families will promote positive, productive, and contributing lives for all family members.

Eligibility: UK is a current CYFAR SCP grantee and may submit an application for an additional CYFAR SCP project; however, if the same community site is being used, a justification must be provided. The current CYFAR communities in Kentucky are Todd and Wolfe counties.

Limited Submission: Only 1 (one) application per land-grant institution will be accepted.

See the complete program announcement for additional details and requirements: http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/14_cyfar_scp.pdf

Because the Department of Agriculture only allows an organization to submit one application, the University of Kentucky has established an internal selection process.  Individuals interested in submitting to this program are to submit the following materials electronically to the Office of the Vice President for Research at limitedsubmissions@uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Tuesday, March 18, 2014:

• Names and departments of the UK Project Director and key personnel (evaluator and technology specialist)
• Title of the program and/or funding opportunity announcement number;
• A short description (2 pages maximum) of the proposed project including the selected outcome, the community sites (2-3), the desired long-term results, and the program/curriculum content.

A committee will be appointed to review the information and make a recommendation.  Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663).

The USDA deadline is April 11, 2014.