Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 Childhood Hunger Research and Demonstration Projects

 

Demonstration Projects to End Childhood Hunger: To test innovative strategies to end childhood hunger, including alternative models for service delivery and benefit levels that promote the reduction or elimination of childhood hunger and food insecurity. The Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act (HHFKA) provided $ 40 million to conduct and evaluate the demonstration projects. As stated in the request for applications (RFA) approximately $ 30 million will be awarded for up to five demonstration projects. The demonstration projects awarded under this grants program will be evaluated by a competitively selected evaluation contractor.

Deleted 03/27/2024 (Archived.) 10.592 Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2016 Demonstration site accomplishments: Chickasaw Nation - Baseline data collection completed. Intervention ongoing. Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services - Baseline data collection ongoing. Navajo Nation, AZ - Intervention ongoing. Nevada Department of Health and Human Services - Baseline data completed. Intervention ongoing. Virginia Department of Education - Baseline data collection completed. Intervention ongoing. Demonstration site accomplishments: Chickasaw Nation - Baseline data collection completed. Intervention ongoing. Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services - Baseline data collection ongoing. Navajo Nation, AZ - Intervention ongoing. Nevada Department of Health and Human Services - Baseline data completed. Intervention ongoing. Virginia Department of Education - Baseline data collection completed. Intervention ongoing.
Fiscal Year 2017 Demonstration site accomplishments: Chickasaw Nation - Follow-up data collection 1 and 2. End of intervention. Begin no cost extension. Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services - Baseline and follow-up data collection. End of intervention. Navajo Nation, AZ - Intervention ongoing. Nevada Department of Health and Human Services - Follow-up data collection. End of intervention. Virginia Department of Education - Follow-up data collection. Intervention ongoing.
Fiscal Year 2019 Demonstration site accomplishments: Chickasaw Nation - Completed evaluation and the demonstration will conclude in FY 2020. Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services - Completed evaluation and the demonstration will conclude in FY 2020. Navajo Nation, AZ - Completed evaluation and the demonstration will conclude in FY 2020. Nevada Department of Health and Human Services - Completed evaluation and the demonstration will conclude in FY 2019. Virginia Department of Education - Completed evaluation and the demonstration will conclude in FY 2019. Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, Section 141 of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, Section 23. Childhood Hunger Research; (b) Demonstration Projects to End Childhood Hunger, Title E, Section 141, Public Law 111-296, 42 U.S.C. 1769d, Statute 124,3206-3210
Child Hunger Research and Demonstration Projects Not applicable. Not applicable. Grant applications must be signed by the Governor of the State or U.S. Territory, the Mayor of the District, or the leader of the Indian Tribal Organization (ITO) that has the responsibility and authority to designate which entity of group of entities will oversee the demonstration project and administer the funds on behalf of the State Agency. Note: the term "State Agency" refers to the agencies of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. Territories or ITOs that administer federal nutrition assistance programs. Preapplication coordination is required. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. FNS will assemble a peer panel group to review and determine the technical merits of each application. Selection criteria to be used for evaluating applications are provided in the Request for Applications (RFA). July 7, 2014 Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. The criteria include demonstration project design and implementation,staffing plan, management plan and budget and are described in the request for applications (RFA). The assistance will be used for testing innovative strategies including alternative models for service delivery and benefit levels that promote reduction or elimination of childhood hunger and food insecurity particularly in areas or populations where there are currently elevated levels of food insecurity or gaps in nutrition assistance program coverage. Intervention strategies of particular interest to USDA are described on page 12 of the request for applications (RFA). Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. There is a time restriction; money will no longer be available after 09/30/2017. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Letter. None/Not specified. Michael P. Burke
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michael.burke@fns.usda.gov
Phone: (703) 305-4369 12-3539-0-1-605 (Cooperative Agreements) FY 18$0.00; FY 19 est $0.00; FY 20 est $0.00; FY 17$0.00; FY 16 est $30,000,000.00; - $30 million for the grants will be obligated in FY 2015. This money is FY13-17 funds. Chickasaw: 9.7 million Kentucky: 3.6 million Navajo Nation: 2.4 million Nevada: 3.1 million Virginia: 8.8 million Total: 27.6 million Average: 5.52 million Background literature on Childhood Hunger and Food Insecurity is provided in the Request for Applications (RFA). The citation and link to the legislation for the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act (HHFKA) of 2010, Section 23 (b) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act is provided in the RFA. The RFA also includes the eligibility requirements and restrictions for the demonstration projects. Fiscal Year 2016 Chickasaw Nation: The Chickasaw Nation will implement the Chickasaw Nation Nutrition Services Demonstration Project to End Childhood Hunger, which will provide food through home delivery to households with children who qualify for free school meals. Kentucky: The Commonwealth of Kentucky will implement the Ticket to Healthy Food Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Demonstration, which will test the impact of providing households with children an additional transportation deduction that may increase their SNAP benefits. The project will serve the Kentucky Highlands area in the southeastern part of the state – a designated Promise Zone. Navajo Nation: The Navajo Nation Division of Health will implement the Food Access Navigation Project, which will employ Food Access Navigators to evaluate assets and gaps in food access in selected regions of the reservation and provide technical assistance for connecting eligible households to nutrition assistance programs. Nevada: The Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health will implement the Nevada SNAP Enhancement Demonstration Project to test the relative impacts on SNAP households with children of (1) an increase in SNAP benefits, and (2) a SNAP increase plus additional outreach, education, and case management. Virginia: The Virginia Department of Education will implement the Virginia Hunger-Free Kids Act Demonstration Project, which will test the impact of providing (1) three school meals a day to all children in select schools during the school year, (2) food for weekends and school breaks, and (3) more resources for low-income households to purchase food during the summer months. Projection: Chickasaw Nation: The Chickasaw Nation will implement the Chickasaw Nation Nutrition Services Demonstration Project to End Childhood Hunger, which will provide food through home delivery to households with children who qualify for free school meals. Kentucky: The Commonwealth of Kentucky will implement the Ticket to Healthy Food Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Demonstration, which will test the impact of providing households with children an additional transportation deduction that may increase their SNAP benefits. The project will serve the Kentucky Highlands area in the southeastern part of the state – a designated Promise Zone. Navajo Nation: The Navajo Nation Division of Health will implement the Food Access Navigation Project, which will employ Food Access Navigators to evaluate assets and gaps in food access in selected regions of the reservation and provide technical assistance for connecting eligible households to nutrition assistance programs. Nevada: The Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health will implement the Nevada SNAP Enhancement Demonstration Project to test the relative impacts on SNAP households with children of (1) an increase in SNAP benefits, and (2) a SNAP increase plus additional outreach, education, and case management. Virginia: The Virginia Department of Education will implement the Virginia Hunger-Free Kids Act Demonstration Project, which will test the impact of providing (1) three school meals a day to all children in select schools during the school year, (2) food for weekends and school breaks, and (3) more resources for low-income households to purchase food during the summer months
Fiscal Year 2017 Chickasaw Nation: The Chickasaw Nation will implement the Chickasaw Nation Nutrition Services Demonstration Project to End Childhood Hunger, which will provide food through home delivery to households with children who qualify for free school meals. Kentucky: The Commonwealth of Kentucky will implement the Ticket to Healthy Food Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Demonstration, which will test the impact of providing households with children an additional transportation deduction that may increase their SNAP benefits. The project will serve the Kentucky Highlands area in the southeastern part of the state – a designated Promise Zone. Navajo Nation: The Navajo Nation Division of Health will implement the Food Access Navigation Project, which will employ Food Access Navigators to evaluate assets and gaps in food access in selected regions of the reservation and provide technical assistance for connecting eligible households to nutrition assistance programs. Nevada: The Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health will implement the Nevada SNAP Enhancement Demonstration Project to test the relative impacts on SNAP households with children of (1) an increase in SNAP benefits, and (2) a SNAP increase plus additional outreach, education, and case management. Virginia: The Virginia Department of Education will implement the Virginia Hunger-Free Kids Act Demonstration Project, which will test the impact of providing (1) three school meals a day to all children in select schools during the school year, (2) food for weekends and school breaks, and (3) more resources for low-income households to purchase food during the summer months
Fiscal Year 2019 Chickasaw Nation: The evaluation was completed and the final report can be found at https://www.fns.usda.gov/ops/evaluation-demonstration-projects-ech. Chickasaw Nation was granted a no-cost extension and the project will conclude in FY 2020. Kentucky: The evaluation was completed and the final report can be found at https://www.fns.usda.gov/ops/evaluation-demonstration-projects-ech. Kentucky was granted a no-cost extension and the project will conclude in FY 2020. Navajo Nation: Navajo nation was granted a no-cost extension and the demonstration will conclude in FY 2020. Nevada: The evaluation was completed and the final report can be found at https://www.fns.usda.gov/ops/evaluation-demonstration-projects-ech. The demonstration will conclude at the end of FY 2019. Virginia: The evaluation was completed and the final report can be found at https://www.fns.usda.gov/ops/evaluation-demonstration-projects-ech. The demonstration will conclude at the end of FY 2019.