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Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) Grant Program is sponsored by USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The CYFAR Grant Program provides funding to Land-grant university Cooperative Extension for comprehensive community-based programs that equip at-risk children, youth, and families with skills for positive, productive lives.
It supports programs based on tools and resources that enhance positive development for at-risk children, youth, and families.
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Children, Youth and Families at Risk (CYFAR) | NIFA The lifecycle of grants and cooperative agreements consists of four phases: Pre-Award, Award, Post-Award, and Close Out. The National Institute of Food and Agriculture is committed to serving its stakeholders, Congress, and the public by using new technologies to advance greater openness.
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Children, Youth and Families at Risk (CYFAR) The Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) Grant Program allocates funding provided by congressional appropriation to Land-grant university Cooperative Extension for comprehensive community-based programs for at-risk children, youth, and families.
The CYFAR mission is to provide resources to Land-grant University System and Cooperative Extension Systems so that, in collaboration with other organizations, they can develop and deliver educational programs that equip at-risk youth with the skills they need to lead positive, productive, contributing lives.
The CYFAR Program is based on tools and resources that enhance and support positive development for at-risk children, youth and families and on the human ecological principle of working across the lifespan in the context of the family and community. Since 1991, CYFAR has supported programs in more than 2,400 communities in all states and territories.
State and local public and private organizations have contributed cash and in-kind resources that match or exceed the federal appropriation. CYFAR supports comprehensive, intensive, community-based programs developed with active citizen participation.
CYFAR promotes positive child, youth and family development by supporting healthy environments and providing opportunities for learning and leadership by youth and adults in their communities. American children and families are at substantial risk for negative outcomes such as infant mortality, undernourishment, child abuse and neglect, poor health, low workforce skills and much more.
When basic needs of a large proportion of children, youth, and families are not being met, the workforce, the economy, the social structure, education, justice, and democracy are all weakened.
The vision of the Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) Grant Program is a nation of strong, resilient families and communities in which children and youth lead positive, secure, and happy lives while developing the skills, knowledge, and competencies necessary for fulfilling, contributing adult lives.
To assure that critical needs of youth and families are met, CYFAR supports comprehensive, intensive, community-based programs developed with active citizen participation in all phases. CYFAR promotes building resiliency and protective factors in youth, families, and communities. CYFAR supports collaboration by forming lasting partnerships to achieve greater outcomes and provide a support base for sustaining programs for those at risk.
CYFAR also promotes the use of technology to improve programs, provide efficient access to educational resources, and deliver essential technological skills for youth and adults in at-risk environments.
The CYFAR Program integrates resources of the Land-grant University System to develop and deliver educational programs that equip limited-resource youth and families who are at risk for not meeting basic human needs to lead positive, productive, and contributing lives.
The CYFAR program is committed to the vision that: Babies will be born healthy, and young children will have their basic physical, social, emotional, and intellectual needs met. School-age youth and teens will demonstrate knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors necessary for fulfilling, contributing lives.
Parents will take primary responsibility for meeting their children's physical, social, emotional, and intellectual needs and provide moral guidance and direction. Families will promote positive, productive, and contributing lives for all family members. Communities will provide safe, secure environments for families with children.
Program Specific Resources CYFAR-ROI Study-2021 (pdf - 1. 48 MB) CYFAR Outcomes and Basic Human Needs (pdf - 214. 45 KB) CYFAR Outcomes for Families (pdf - 178.
05 KB) CYFAR Outcomes for Food, Nutrition and Food Safety (pdf - 151. 63 KB) CYFAR Outcomes for Literacy and Education (pdf - 177. 65 KB) CYFAR Outcomes for Youth Development (pdf - 172.
68 KB) CYFAR Outcomes for Workforce Development (pdf - 287.
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Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer Programs (SBIR/STTR) is sponsored by USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The USDA SBIR/STTR programs focus on transforming scientific discovery into products and services with commercial potential and/or societal benefit, particularly in agriculturally-related manufacturing and alternative and renewable energy technologies. These programs support small businesses in the creation of innovative, disruptive technologies and enable the application of research advancements from conception into the market.
Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields Grant Program is sponsored by USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). This competitive grants program supports research and extension projects designed to increase participation by rural women and minorities from rural areas in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. The program aims to develop a robust and diverse food and agricultural STEM workforce.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs (USDA NIFA) is sponsored by USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The USDA SBIR and STTR programs offer competitively awarded grants to qualified small businesses for high-quality research related to important scientific problems and opportunities in agriculture that could lead to significant public benefits.
Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education & Human Resources (IUSE: EHR) Program is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). This program promotes novel, creative, and transformative approaches to generating and using new knowledge about STEM teaching and learning to improve STEM education for undergraduate students. It supports projects that bring recent advances in STEM knowledge into undergraduate education, adapt, improve, and incorporate evidence-based practices, and lay the groundwork for institutional improvement in STEM education. Professional development for instructors to ensure adoption of new and effective pedagogical techniques is a potential topic of interest.
The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program (NLG-L) supports projects that address critical needs of the library and archives fields and have the potential to advance practice and strengthen library and archival services for the American public. Successful proposals will generate results such as new models, tools, research findings, services, practices, and/or alliances that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend and leverage the benefits of federal investment. Applications to IMLS should both advance knowledge and understanding and ensure that the federal investment made generates benefits to society. Specifically, the goals for this program are to generate projects of far-reaching impact that: • Build the workforce and institutional capacity for managing the national information infrastructure and serving the information and education needs of the public. • Build the capacity of libraries and archives to lead and contribute to efforts that improve community well-being and strengthen civic engagement. • Improve the ability of libraries and archives to provide broad access to and use of information and collections with emphasis on collaboration to avoid duplication and maximize reach. • Strengthen the ability of libraries to provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster. • Strengthen the ability of libraries, archives, and museums to work collaboratively for the benefit of the communities they serve. Throughout its work, IMLS places importance on diversity, equity, and inclusion. This may be reflected in an IMLS-funded project in a wide range of ways, including efforts to serve individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; individuals with disabilities; individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills; individuals having difficulty using a library or museum; and underserved urban and rural communities, including children from families with incomes below the poverty line. Application Process: The application process for the NLG-L program has two phases; applicants must begin by applying for Phase I. For Phase I, all applicants must submit Preliminary Proposals by the September 20th deadline listed for this Notice of Funding Opportunity. For Phase II, only selected applicants will be invited to submit Full Proposals, and only those Invited Full Proposals will be considered for funding. Invited Full Proposals will be due March 20, 2024. Funding Opportunity Number: NLG-LIBRARIES-FY24. Assistance Listing: 45.312. Funding Instrument: G. Category: AR,HU. Award Amount: $50K – $1M per award.
The California Department of Education (CDE) Early Education Division is making approximately .7 million available to expand California State Preschool Program (CSPP) services statewide, appropriated under the 2021 Budget Act. Eligible applicants are local educational agencies (LEAs), including school districts, county offices of education, community college districts, and direct-funded charter schools—both current CSPP contractors and new applicants. Funding supports full-day/full-year or part-day/part-year preschool services for income-eligible children beginning in FY 2024–25. Awards are allocated by county based on Local Planning Council priority areas and application scores, with redistribution provisions if county allocations are underutilized.