Funding-Limited Submission U.S. Dept. of
Agriculture (USDA) People’s Garden School Pilot Program;
September 1, 2010
The
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) has $1 million available in FY 2010 for a People’s Garden School Pilot
Program. FNS is requesting applications to enter into a cooperative
agreement for the purposes of awarding grants to develop and run community
gardens at eligible high-poverty schools; teaching students involved in the
gardens about agriculture production practices, diet, and nutrition;
contributing produce to supplement food provided at eligible schools, student
households, local food banks, or senior center nutrition programs; and
conducting an evaluation of funded projects to learn more about the impacts of
school gardens.
The authorizing legislation for this pilot
program specifies that school gardens are to be developed in at least three
States and no more than five States that fall into three groupings of
population size. One State must rank in the top 15 most populous
States. One State must rank in the 16th to 30th largest States, and at
least one State must be among the lowest populated States.
The complete announcement can be accessed
at: http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns/outreach/grants/garden_rfa.pdf
An organization may only submit one
application for this RFA. Within the 3 – 5 States selected to participate and
within the parameters set forth in this RFA, there are no limits to the number
of participating schools or the number of participating students or the number
of new school garden projects included in one application. Organizations
may partner on more than one application.
Because an
organization may only submit one application, UK has established an internal
selection process.
Individuals interested in submitting to this program are
to submit the following
material electronically to the Office of the Vice President for Research at vpr@email.uky.edu
and
a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Wednesday, September 1, 2010:
1)
the
names and departments of the Project Director, project team, and any non-UK
team members and/or collaborators;
2)
geographic
areas and proposed school partners,
3)
a 2-3 page description of the project’s goals,
objectives, proposed activities.
A committee will be appointed to review the
information and make recommendations as to the University’s submission in time
for the October 8, 2010 deadline.
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).