# FY23 WIC Food Packages Research Grants and Symposium

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-fns-wic-fprgs-23-fy23-wic-food-packages-research-grants-and-symposium/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/349261

> Food and Nutrition Service offered grants of up to $1.5 million (at least $1.5 million) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $1.5 million in total. Applications closed on August 30, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-FNS-WIC-FPRGS-23 |
| Agency | Food and Nutrition Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 30, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $1.5 million |
| Award floor | $1.5 million |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $1.5 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.540 |

## Who can apply

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

This Request for Applications (RFA) is open to all accredited for profit or non-profit institutions of higher education (colleges/universities), nonprofit research entities, and other nonprofit organizations or research institutions. All non-profit organizations must include their 501(c)(3) determination letter issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

## What the grant funds

This request for applications (RFA) will provide $1,500,000 in Federal funding, through a one-time cooperative agreement, to one external entity (institute of higher education or other non-profit research organization) that will ultimately provide grants to researchers to conduct pre- and post-implementation research around changes to the WIC food packages. Eligible external entities include accredited institutions of higher education (colleges/universities), nonprofit research organizations, and other nonprofit organizations. The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to better understand facilitators and barriers to implementation encountered by State/local programs, participants, and vendors and to generate evidence around implementation of the final changes to the WIC food packages rule. The goal of this work will be to assess the impacts of the recommended revisions to the WIC food packages on program satisfaction, program participation, availability and redemption of WIC foods, and participants’ diets and health.

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-FNS-WIC-FPRGS-23 still open?

No. It closed on August 30, 2023.

### Who can apply for FY23 WIC Food Packages Research Grants and Symposium?

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 FY23 WIC Food Packages Research Grants and Symposium?

Closed August 30, 2023. 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 $1.5 million each. About $1.5 million in total for one award.

### Who has won Participant Research Innovation Laboratory for Enhancing WIC Services grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The Johns Hopkins University. The program made 3 awards worth $5.2 million in that time.