The deadline to submit an application is September 7, 2010.
Applications are being solicited for the DoD - USDA Partnership: Child Youth Deployment Support Project (Partnership - CYDS). Funds may be used to support personnel and fringe benefits, materials and supplies, reproduction of materials, in state and out of state travel, consultants, meeting expenses and stipends for graduate students. (1) Camps ($1,363,640): (a) Provide military children and youth whose parents/loved ones are experiencing deployment with opportunities to participate in a variety of camp programs which provide experiential learning that help develop skills to enhance their abilities to understand and cope with the issues surrounding deployment; (b) The applicant shall administer a mini-grant process to host these camps throughout the United States and its territories. (2) Conference ($681,815): (a) Conduct and manage a conference focused on the development of programs supporting military children and youth experiencing deployment. Invitational travel may be provided to state network leaders coordinating military partnership initiatives. (3) Partnership Networks ($1,818,180): (a) Provide opportunities for local communities to build sustainable partnership networks focused on supporting children and youth whose parents/loved ones are experiencing deployment; (b) The applicant shall schedule a mini-grant process. Successful sub-awards must demonstrate how they are connected to the existing youth deployment structure in the state, and how they will work with and integrate community capacity building best practices recommended under the DoD - USDA Partnership initiative led by Dr. Jay Mancini, University of Georgia (
http://www.nifa.usda.gov/nea/family/pdfs/DoD-USDA_Partnership.pdf). (4) Technology Program Kits ($227,270):
(a) Develop technology program kits that can be used by military children and youth experiencing deployment. Such kits may include items such as global positioning systems, I-Pads or laptops with Google maps, and an associated curriculum that encourages children and youth to engage in science and technology related activities. Up to three kits should be available for access in each state through the 4-H military liaison. (5) Program Development ($227,275): (a) Provide opportunities for extension programs to develop existing state level programs and opportunities for potential replication at a national level. (6) Evaluation/Needs Assessment ($227,274): (a) Conduct an evaluation/needs assessment of existing programs (extension and non-extension) focused on supporting children and youth experiencing deployment. Determine how youth may benefit from deployment support, including camp programs, research-based curricula, and community networks. Assess the value and effectiveness of the conference to help determine if it should be offered again. USDA NIFA and DoD Military Community and Family Policy seek to continue implementation of programs focused on Child & Youth Deployment Support, providing opportunities for children and youth whose parents/loved ones have deployed in support of Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) to develop skills and traits to aide in coping with the deployment.
None is available.
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FY10 Guidance: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/10_childyouthdeployment.pdf
Name: Lisa Lauxman, Director, Youth Development
Department: 4-H National Headquarters
Street: Waterfront Centre
800 9th St. SW.
City: Washington
Zip: 20024
Email: llauxman@nifa.usda.gov
Fax: (202) 720-9366
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