OpportunityTitle: AFRI Childhood Obesity Prevention Challenge Area
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Applications may only be submitted by eligible entities. Eligibility is linked to the project type. All project types are described beginning in Part II, C. See Part III, A. Eligible Applicants for details.
Description: This Challenge Area focuses on the societal challenge to end obesity among children, the number one nutrition-related problem in the US. Food is an integral part of the process that leads to obesity and USDA has a unique responsibility for the food system in the United States. This program is designed to achieve the long-term outcome of reducing the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents 2-19 years. The AFRI Childhood Obesity Prevention program supports multi-function Integrated Research, Education, and/or Extension Projects and Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement (FASE) Grants.
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