Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Childhood Obesity Prevention Challenge Area

Funding Opportunity ID: 293001 Opportunity Number: USDA-NIFA-AFRI-006346 Opportunity Title: Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Childhood Obesity Prevention Challenge AreaOpportunity Category: DiscretionaryOpportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: AgricultureFood and NutritionHealthCategory Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 10.310Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Additional Information on Eligibility: Applications may only be submitted by eligible entities. Eligibility is linked to the project type. All project types are described beginning in Part II, C.Agency Code: USDA-NIFAAgency Name: Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and AgriculturePosted Date: Apr 05, 2017Close Date: Jun 28, 2017Last Updated Date: Apr 05, 2017Award Ceiling: Award Floor: Estimated Total Program Funding: $6,300,000Expected Number of Awards: Description: The long-term goal of the Childhood Obesity Prevention Challenge Area (AFRI COP) is to reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents ages 2–19 years or any subset of this age range. In FY 2017, applications are sought by the program area priority of Integrated Approaches to Prevent Childhood Obesity under this Request for Applications (RFA). Version: Synopsis 1

Source: Grants.gov - April 5, 2017 Category: Research Tags: Agriculture Food and Nutrition Health Source Type: funding