Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program, Fiscal 2008, Competitive Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program: Description and Application Process

David Smallwood andVictor Oliveira

United States Department of Agriculture

关键词: Food assistance programs;    food choices;    economic incentives;    economic safety net;    Food Stamp Program;    WIC;    child nutrition programs;    food security;    low-income people;    Competitive Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program;    FANRP;   

RP-ID  :  AP-027

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: United States Department of Agriculture Publications

【 摘 要 】

ERS's Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program is now accepting proposals for grants and cooperative agreements for fiscal 2008. The three priority research areas are (1) Food Choices: Economic Determinants and Consequences, (2) Economic Incentives in Food Assistance Programs, and (3) Food Assistance as an Economic Safety Net. This publication describes the research areas and application requirements. Funding for competitive awards in fiscal 2008 is approximately $2 million. The deadline for proposal submission is May 19, 2008.