Children, Youth and Families at Risk Professional Development and Technical Assistance Program

Children, Youth and Families at Risk Professional Development and Technical Assistance Program is sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). Partners with universities to build connections, competency, and capacity to help Children, Youth and Families at Risk (CYFAR) Supportable Community sites develop holistic program support.

The CYFAR-PDTA awardee will provide professional development and technical assistance.

Opportunity Listing - Children, Youth, and Families At-Risk Professional Development and Technical Assistance Program Children, Youth, and Families At-Risk Professional Development and Technical Assistance Program Agency: National Institute of Food and Agriculture Assistance Listings: 10. 521 -- Children, Youth and Families At-Risk Last Updated: August 20, 2026 View version history on Grants.

gov CYFAR marshals the resources of the Land-grant and the Cooperative Extension Systems so that, in collaboration with other organizations, they can develop and deliver educational programs to youth who are at risk for not meeting basic human needs. These programs provide youth with the skills they need to lead positive, productive, and contributing lives; participating youth make a difference socially.

CYFAR-PDTA partnering universities will build connections, competency, and capacity to help communities develop and sustain holistic programs for at-risk children, youth, and families who are under-served and under-represented. CYFAR-PDTA will provide professional development and technical assistance to Supportable Community Projects (SCP) to ensure continued development and implementation of the CYFAR Supportable Community program.

CYFAR-PDTA, collaboratively through the Extension system, will provide the components of programming, evaluation, technology, and technical assistance. Applicants for the CYFAR-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.

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

Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. USDA will not accept competitive applications for grants and cooperative agreements submitted for dangerous gain-of-function research, as defined in Section 8 of E. O.

14292. Duplicate or Multiple Submissions – duplicate or multiple submissions are not allowed. NIFA will disqualify both applications if an applicant submits duplicate or multiple submissions.

Grantor contact information Business hours: Monday thru Friday, 8a. m. – 5p.

m. CT, except federal holidays If you have questions about preparing application content, contact grantapplicationquestions@usda. gov grantapplicationquestions@usda.

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pdf FY26-Children-Youth-and-Family-at-Risk-Professional-Development-Technical-Assistance-NOFO Aug 20, 2026 05:51 PM UTC Link to additional information Children, Youth and Families at Risk Professional Development and Technical Assistance Program Closing: September 1, 2026 Funding opportunity number : Cost sharing or matching requirement : Funding instrument type : Opportunity Category Explanation : Category of Funding Activity : Your account requires additional identity verification.