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Children, Youth and Families at Risk Sustainable Communities Projects

Agency: National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Assistance Listings
  • 10.521 -- Children, Youth and Families At-Risk

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), USDA announces the Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) funding program to improve the quality and quantity of comprehensive community-based programs for at-risk children, youth, and families supported by the Cooperative Extension System. The CYFAR program mission is to marshal resources of the Land-Grant and Cooperative Extension Systems to develop and deliver educational programs that equip limited resource families and youth who are at-risk for not meeting basic human needs with the skills they need to lead positive, productive, contributing lives.

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Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

Applications may only be submitted by Extension at 1890 Land-grant Institutions, including Tuskegee University, Central State University, and West Virginia State University; 1862 Land-grant Colleges and Universities; and the University of the District of Columbia; and 1994 Land-grant Institutions.

Grantor contact information

Description

NIFA Help Desk Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays

Email

If you have any questions related to preparing application content

electronic@nifa.usda.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
FY_2019_Children_Youth_and_Familes_at_Risk_Sustainable_Community_Projects_RFA-REVISED.pdf
Children, Youth and Families at Risk Sustainable Communities Projects-REVISED
Mar 28, 2019 01:39 PM UTC
FY_2019_Children_Youth_and_Familes_at_Risk_Sustainable_Community_Projects_RFA.pdf
Children, Youth and Families at Risk Sustainable Communities Projects
Mar 18, 2019 02:05 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) Sustainable Community Projects

Archived: May 22, 2019

Application process

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Award

$2,000,000

Program Funding

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Expected awards

$29,600

Award Minimum

$160,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

USDA-NIFA-SLBCD-006729

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Agriculture

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

1

Posted date:

March 18, 2019

Archive date:

May 22, 2019

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