# FY22 Community Innovation and Outreach (CIAO) Cooperative Agreement

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-fns-wic-ciao-2022-fy22-community-innovation-and-outreach-ciao-cooperative/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/340781

> Food and Nutrition Service offered grants of up to $20.0 million (at least $1) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award. Applications closed on August 1, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-FNS-WIC-CIAO-2022 |
| Agency | Food and Nutrition Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 1, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $20.0 million |
| Award floor | $1 |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.557 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Accredited institutions of higher education (colleges/universities), nonprofit research entities, and other nonprofit organizations with documented experience in public health and communications.

## What the grant funds

The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) administers the nutrition assistance programs of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). FNS works to promote nutrition security through the administration of 15 Federal nutrition assistance programs, including the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). WIC is a Federal nutrition assistance program that serves low-income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to five years old who are at nutritional risk. WIC provides nutritious foods, nutrition education including breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health and social services to participants in all 50 states, 33 Indian Tribal Organizations, American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. FNS anticipates awarding up to $20 million to a Grantee (for the purpose of this RFA, this term is used in a general way to include cooperators who are awarded and manage cooperative agreements) to ultimately test the effectiveness of community outreach strategies in increasing WIC participation, especially among underserved populations within a community. This announcement of funding is for a one-time cooperative agreement with an accredited institution of higher education (college/university), nonprofit research entity, or other nonprofit organization.

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-FNS-WIC-CIAO-2022 still open?

No. It closed on August 1, 2022.

### Who can apply for FY22 Community Innovation and Outreach (CIAO) Cooperative Agreement?

Food and Nutrition Service accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for FY22 Community Innovation and Outreach (CIAO) Cooperative Agreement?

Closed August 1, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $20.0 million each.

### Who has won WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children  grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were California Department of Public Health, Health & Human Svc Commn TX, NYS Department of Health. The program made 1,995 awards worth $32 billion in that time.