The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) requests applications for new Children, Youth, and Families At-Risk Sustainable Community Projects (CYFAR SCP) to improve the quality and quantity of comprehensive community-based programs for at-risk children, youth, and families supported by the Cooperative Extension System.
Donor Name: U.S. Department of Agriculture
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/28/2022
Grants Size: $160,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
NIFA recognizes research, education, and extension efforts will have the greatest impacts when equity is grounded in the programs. NIFA is committed to enhancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility of programs and encourages individuals, institutions, and organizations from underserved communities to apply to funding opportunities as lead, co-lead, or subaward recipient(s), and to engage as leaders in the peer panel review process to support the development of strong networks and collaborations.
NIFA encourages applications that engage diverse communities and have broad impacts through research, education, extension, and integrated activities to address current and future challenges.
The purpose of Sustainable Community Projects (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 a holistic approach that views the individual in the context of the family and community, are central to SCP.
Objectives
The CYFAR SCP has two strategic objectives:
- To support community educational programs for at-risk, low-income children, youth, and families which are based on locally identified needs, grounded in research, and which lead to the accomplishment of one of four CYFAR National Outcomes; and
- To integrate CYFAR programming into ongoing Extension programs for children, youth, and families – ensuring that at-risk, low-income children, youth, and families continue to be part of Extension and/or 4-H programs, and/or Family and Consumer Sciences Programs and have access to resources and educational opportunities.
Focus Areas
- CYFAR SCP Management
- National CYFAR Outcomes
- One Program Model for All SCP Community Sites
- High Context Participants
- Parent/Family and Early Childhood Participants
- Integrated Program Components
- Selecting the SCP Community Sites
- Logic Model
- Five Year Work Plan
Funding Information
- Award Amount: $160,000
- Grant Duration: 12 Months
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