The National Institute of Food and Agriculture is accepting applications for its Children, Youth, and Families at Risk 4-H Military Partnership Professional Development and Technical Assistance Gant.
Donor Name: National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/20/2026
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
NIFA has partnered with the United States military service branches to marshal resources of Cooperative Extension System (CES) 4-H programs to develop capacity for supporting and sustaining programs for military-connected youth who are identified as at-risk youth. CYFAR military-connected youth programs have been funded in 47 states, the District of Columbia, and two territories, and reach over 100,000 military-connected youth through 4-H youth development experiences in 4-H clubs, camps, and other 4-H opportunities.
Military-connected youth are inherently at risk from a variety of factors that include multiple and lengthy deployments by family members, relocation of the family, single-partner households, lower income, and family members who return home wounded or do not return home. The purpose of the CMP-PDTA, under assistance listing 10.521, is to support the implementation and capacity of the 4-H Military Partnership and Outreach Support Program. Professional development and technical assistance are provided to the Land-grant Institutions and the CES so that, in collaboration with other organizations, they can develop and deliver educational programs for military-connected youth. The educational programs are to equip military-connected youth with the skills they need to lead positive, productive, and contributing lives.
Objectives
The CMP-PDTA has three strategic objectives:
- To provide professional development and technical assistance to the Land-grant Institutions and CES, in collaboration with other organizations, to ensure continued development and implementation of the 4-H program on military installations. The CMP PDTA program, collaboratively through the CES, will provide components of professional development and technical assistance;
- To support the development of CES’s educational 4-H youth development programs (in local, often rural communities) for military-connected youth based on identified needs and soundly grounded in research; and
- To integrate 4-H Military Partnership programming into ongoing extension programs for children, youth, and families ensuring that military-connected youth continue to be a part of CES 4-H programs and have access to resources and educational opportunities. In alignment with the overall purpose of the program, the strategic objectives must be accomplished through the following activities:
- Professional Development: Identify professional development training needs through a stakeholder input process. Based on the stakeholder input, create a professional development plan outlining training opportunities for delivery through various methods and an evaluation plan for training. The overall professional development plan shall be designed to maximize expertise and capacity of CES faculty, local and regional staff, and at the national level for 4-H military liaisons, military service staff working with Land grant Institutions, and those involved in working with military-connected youth.
- Communication: Create a plan for communication outlining various strategies to increase meaningful communication across the partnership, including the development and dissemination of marketing materials.
- Evaluation: Create an evaluation plan detailing what will be measured and how data will be collected and maintained. The evaluation plan will support partners’ programs and processes for providing training and technical assistance for issues related to evaluation and measuring impacts. An annual report and impact statements must be completed and published for dissemination.
Funding Information
- Minimum Award Amount: $550,000
- Maximum Award Amount: $550,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants for the CMP-PDTA must meet all the requirements discussed in this NOFO. 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’s About Grants provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process.
- Eligibility extends to the 1862 Land-grant Institutions, the 1890 Land-grant Colleges and Universities, including Tuskegee University, West Virginia State University, and Central State University and the1994 Land-grant Institutions. Eligibility is extended to the University of the District of Columbia per of the District of Columbia Public Postsecondary Education Reorganization Act.
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