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

The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) plans to award grant funds to WIC State agencies to support WIC Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) planning activities. This Request for Application (RFA) for EBT Planning Grants is open to all WIC State agencies that do not have an existing cooperative agreement with FNS for EBT planning. The award of funds under this RFA does not guarantee funding under future WIC EBT grant solicitations. THIS SOLICITATION IS CONTINGENT UPON THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. IF FUNDS ARE NOT RECEIVED, THEN THE SOLICITATION WILL BE WITHDRAWN.The purpose of this RFA is for EBT Planning activities to address the specific needs of individual State agencies to facilitate eventual EBT project implementation. For projects receiving funding for FY 2011 planning projects, the EBT Cooperative Agreement end dates will be determined based on individual proposals and approved timelines.FNS anticipates awarding up to $5 million for EBT planning activities. The amount of funds awarded under this RFA depends on the number and quality of requests received. 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 planning projects in FY 2012.