OpportunityTitle: WIC Nutrition Education Innovations FY2012
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligibility for Cooperative Agreement  This Request for Application (RFA) is open to accredited colleges/universities offering advanced degrees  at  the  PhD  level  in  biological  and  social  sciences,  such  as  sociology,  psychology,  education,  nutrition,  public  health  and  economics. This  is a  requirement  for  the  selected recipient of the Cooperative Agreement, not the subgrantees.
Description: The purpose of this RFA is to select an institution/organization (i.e. accredited university) that can serve as a center for WIC nutrition education innovations and develop and administer a series of researcher-initiated grants pertinent to the research area, coordinate activities among researchers and widely disseminate findings. The up to approximately $2.0 million grant is to enable the selected institution/organization to establish the &#147;USDA Center for WIC Nutrition Education Innovations.&#148; The research area is further described in the Attachment.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: email link above
GrantorContactText: Leslie Davis-Byrd &lt;br/&gt;Grants Officer &lt;br/&gt;Phone 703-305-2867