Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC

The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) will fund a competitive cooperative agreement award of $250,000 in Fiscal Year 2008 to a qualified applicant to: (1) Develop a “Train-the-Trainer” training guide with accompanying resources and materials based on a FNS competency-based breastfeeding curriculum for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program staff; (2) Provide this training to key WIC staff in each of the seven FNS geographical regions. Public Law 110-161, the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2008, provides that funds are available for the purposes specified in section 17(h)(10)(B) of the Child Nutrition Act as amended. The intent of this project is to increase the knowledge base and skill set of local agency WIC staff in breastfeeding promotion and support by training key staff, by means of a “Train-the-Trainer” format, on the FNS competency-based breastfeeding curriculum, “Loving Support: Building Breastfeeding Competencies Curriculum for Local WIC Staff”. FNS will provide only one award under this solicitation. This application is available only to a limited number of vendors who meet eligibility criteria. The awardee will be selected on a competitive basis, based on an objective review of all proposals according to the technical evaluation criteria outlined in this Request For Applications. FNS has structured this award as a cooperative agreement and plans to work closely with the awardee throughout the duration of this project.