New Funding Opportunity to Improve Health and Wellness in the Child and Adult Care Food Program

We are excited to share with you a new funding opportunity to improve health and wellness for children in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).

State agencies that administer the child care component of CACFP are eligible to apply for USDA Child Care Health and Wellness Grants. The purpose of the grants is to support projects that improve the health and nutrition of children in child care settings.

State agencies are required to use at least fifty percent of grant funds to award sub-grants to local institutions, such as CACFP sponsoring organizations and child care centers participating in CACFP.

This is an opportunity for states, sponsors and others to work together to bring new funding into your state to the improve health and wellness of children in CACFP.

USDA will give priority to proposals that include activities that promote nutrition and physical activity in child care settings and that:

• Reflect the recommendations of the most recent version of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the most recent scientific knowledge;

• Provide technical assistance and training to sponsors and providers of child care centers and family and group day care homes in implementing State or local initiatives designed to improve the health and nutrition of children;

• Perform outreach campaigns on the state and local level that are designed to increase access to the program in underserved areas and populations; and

• Make innovative use of technology to provide, and education to promote the nutrition, physical activity, and health of children.

The deadline for state agencies to submit applications is June 18, 2010. Letters of intent to submit applications are due by April 19, 2010.

Link to the USDA website for additional information including the guide with details on the request for state applications: http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/care/Grants.htm

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