Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 WIC Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Project Implementation Grant

The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) plans to award grant funds to WIC State agencies to support WIC Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) project implementation activities. This Request for Application (RFA) for EBT project implementation grants is open to all WIC State agencies that have completed or are in the process of completing FNS requirements associated with EBT planning activities. Grant funds will be awarded on a competitive basis. The award of funds under this RFA does not guarantee funding under future WIC EBT grant solicitations. The purpose of this RFA is to award EBT grant funds to qualified WIC State agencies in order to assist with implementation of EBT and prepare State agencies to meet the mandate that all WIC State agencies be EBT statewide by 2020 . For projects receiving FY 2011 funding for implementation projects, the EBT Cooperative Agreement end dates will be determined based on individual proposals and approved timelines. THIS SOLICITATION IS CONTINGENT UPON THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. IF FUNDS ARE NOT RECEIVED, THEN THE SOLICITATION WILL BE WITHDRAWN.FNS anticipates awarding up to $10 million dollars for Project Implementation activities. The amount of funds awarded under this RFA depends on the number of requests received and competing funding needs within the WIC Program. FNS reserves the right to award Cooperative Agreements under this announcement in a subsequent fiscal year without further application submission, subject to the availability of funds. Therefore, applications submitted under this request may also be used to fund EBT implementation projects in FY 2012.