Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 591-2-1-.04 - Team Nutrition Training Grant (TN)
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General Scope and Purpose:
To provide training, technical assistance, and sub-grant funding to support the
implementation of wellness policies in child care centers and day care homes
through a program called Caregivers Promoting Healthy Habits (CPHH). Bright
from the Start contends that by adopting a wellness policy and related
activities, child care providers will improve early childhood environments by
providing nutritious meals and education on healthy eating patterns and
physical activity. A Farm to Preschool component was also
included for child care centers to participate in. This program will focus on
healthy eating through activities such as edible gardens, taste tests, and
local food procurement. Bright from the Start will support this program through
training, technical assistance, and sub-grant funding. A 2013 USDA Team
Nutrition grant was awarded to cover the time period of October 1, 2013-
September 30, 2015.
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General Terms and Conditions: A maximum of $1,000 sub-grant is
awarded for the day care homes, and a maximum of $3,000 sub-grant is awarded
for the child care centers funded by the USDA 2014 grant Caregivers Promoting
Healthy Habits program. Sub-grants are awarded to enable day care homes and
child care centers to implement needed nutrition and physical activity programs
and/or activities. A maximum of $2000 sub-grant is awarded to child care
centers to participate in the Farm to Preschool program.
Sub-grant funds are awarded to enable child care centers to implement their
Farm to Preschool activities. Sub-grant funding must support
one or more of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Team
Nutrition strategies and deliver USDA Team Nutrition messages of healthy eating
and physical activity. Sub-grant funds are intended to target the birth through
five population.
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Eligible
Recipients: Eligible Caregivers Promoting Healthy Habits recipients must
be state licensed or federally approved child care centers or day care homes,
and a Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) participant. For the 2014-2015
Caregivers Promoting Health Habits funding cycle, eligibility is limited to
Appling, Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Evans, Glynn,
Jeff Davis, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Montgomery, Tattnall, Toombs, and Wayne
counties. Farm to Preschool recipients must be state licensed
or federally approved child care learning centers, a Child and Adult Care Food
Program (CACFP) participant, and located in Barrow, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb,
DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnet, Jackson, Newton, Rockdale, or Walton county.
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Application Process:
Caregivers Promoting Healthy Habits applicants must complete a request for
applications, including an application cover page, self-assessment checklist,
wellness policy checklist, project narrative, budget description chart and
budget narrative. Farm to Preschool applicants must complete a
request for applications, including an application cover page, project
narrative, budget description chart, and budget narrative.
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Approximate Time to Apply:
Applications for Caregivers Promoting Healthy Habits will be released in
December 2013 and due January 31, 2014 by 5:00pm EST. Applications for the
Farm to Preschool program will be released in July 2014 and
due September 10, 2014.
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Criteria for Grant Awards: Program applications for both
Caregivers Promoting Healthy Habits and Farm to Preschool are
reviewed by neutral, qualified, professionals. The review panel is tasked with
reading and scoring each application, and making recommendations for awards.
The final decision on awards rests solely with Bright from the Start based on
scores from the evaluation criteria, and in accordance with USDA Federal
Guidelines.
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Calculation
of Payments: Program participants submit finance reports on a monthly
basis to Bright from the Start to report costs incurred for activities related
to their approved wellness policy or Farm to Preschool
programs. Participants in Caregivers Promoting Healthy Habits are
reimbursed for allowable costs, not to exceed $1,000 or $3,000 for day care
homes and child care centers, respectively, incurred within the program
timeframe, in addition to mileage to and from required quarterly training.
Participants in Farm to Preschool are reimbursed for allowable
costs, not to exceed $2000, in addition to mileage to and from required
training, incurred within the program timeframe.
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Length of Award: Program
participation in Caregivers Promoting Healthy Habits is for one year, unless
otherwise terminated. For the 2014-2015 funding cycle, awardees will
participate from March 1, 2014-February 28, 2015. Program participation in
Farm to Preschool is for nine months, unless otherwise
terminated. For the 2014-2015 funding cycle, awardees will participate from
October 1, 2014- June 30, 2015.
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Authority: The awardee must comply with applicable state and
federal rules and regulations, (i.e. Rules and Regulations for Child Care
Learning Centers 591-1-1, Rules and Regulations from Group Day Care Homes
290-2-1, Rules and Regulations from Family Day Care Homes 290-2-3, 7 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 226, Child and Adult Care Food Program, federal
administrative requirements, and cost principles (CFR 225 and OMB Circulars
A-87 and A-122) and Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988.
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