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Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) | 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.
The Data Gateway enables users to find funding data, metrics, and information about research, education, and Extension projects that have received grant awards from NIFA. This website houses a large volume of supporting materials. In this section, you can search the wide range of documents, videos, and other resources.
Technical Assistance Webinar: The Equipment Grants Program (EGP) The Equipment Grants Program seeks to provide eligible institutions with the opportunity to acquire a shared-use piece of equipment/instrument that supports their research, research training, and extension goals. The National Institute of Food and Agriculture provides leadership and funding for programs that advance agriculture-related sciences.
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) is the nation’s first nutrition education program for low-income populations and remains at the forefront of nutrition education efforts to reduce nutrition insecurity of low-income families and youth today. EFNEP Preliminary Budget and Annual Update 2027 EFNEP Preliminary Budget and Annual Update are due on July 1, 2026.
Please use the available training slides in Staff Development and Training . For questions, please contact us at sm. efnep@usda.
gov . EFNEP is a Federal Extension (community outreach) program that currently operates through the 1862 and 1890 Land-grant Universities (LGUs) in every state, the District of Columbia, and the six U.S. territories – American Samoa, Guam, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
Funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA/NIFA), EFNEP uses education to support participants’ efforts toward self-sufficiency, nutritional health, and well-being. EFNEP combines hands-on learning, applied science, and program data to ensure program effectiveness, efficiency, and accountability.
Routinely, 80 percent or more EFNEP families report living at or below 100 percent of poverty, and nearly 70 percent indicate being of minority status. This is important because chronic disease and poor health disproportionately affects low-income audiences.
Annual data confirms graduates: improve their diets, improve their nutrition practices, stretch their food dollars farther, handle food more safely, and increase their physical activity levels. Nutrition insecurity is a significant national health concern, especially among low-income populations that disproportionately experience poor health.
Often associated with food insecurity, nutrition insecurity is characterized by poor nutrition, limited physical activity, and unsafe food practices. The Impact Report reflects how EFNEP continues to make a difference in the lives of low-income families and youths.
Visit Impact Reports page EFNEP: Taking Charge of Health, One Lesson, One Meal, and One Family at a Time Every day in the United States, families face tough food choices such as how to stretch a food budget, how to make healthy meals their children will actually eat, and how to safely store and prepare food.
For More Information About EFNEP Visit About EFNEP to learn more about EFNEP's reach, focus, impact, and initiatives underway and to find links to state and local programs, EFNEP impacts and reports, and research findings. This site also includes program guidance for EFNEP implementers.
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Listening Session Food and Nutrition Security Prevention of Diet-Related Diseases and Disparities Page last updated: June 10, 2026 Your feedback is important to us.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: 1862 and 1890 Land-grant Universities in every state, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Applications for Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) are due July 1, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) is funded by USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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