OpportunityTitle: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children National Workforce Strategy Development
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligibility Requirements  Applicants for the National WIC Workforce Strategy Development (NWWSD) must meet all the requirements discussed in this RFA. Failure to meet the eligibility criteria by the application deadline may result in exclusion from consideration or, preclude NIFA from making an award. For those new to Federal financial assistance, NIFA&#8217;s Grants Overview provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process. [See Part III of RFA Key].  Eligibility includes:  a. State Agricultural Experiment Station;  b. colleges and universities (including junior colleges offering associate degrees or higher, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Tribal Colleges, 1994 Land-Grant Institutions, Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities (see NIFA&apos;s Hispanic Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities page);  c. university research foundations;  d. other research institutions and organizations;  e. non-profit organizations  f. Federal agencies;  g. Governmental agencies  h. national laboratories;  i. private organizations or corporations;  j. individuals who are U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents; and  k. any group consisting of two or more entities identified in a) through j).  Eligible institutions do not include foreign or international organizations.
Description: USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) will work collaboratively to develop a national workforce strategy for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), to help shape the integration of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility principles across the broader nutrition services workforce.
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