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Limiting Language
FNA will accept only one application from each organization/agency or consortium in response to this solicitation.

Eligibility Criteria
Entities that do not meet the eligibility definitions will be deemed ineligible and removed from competition without further consideration. In order to be eligible for this grant, applicants must be one of the eligible entities listed below and must demonstrate experience in providing FDPIR-related nutrition education, food safety education/training, or food service-related training to ITOs and State agencies who administer FDPIR during the three-year period preceding the submission of a proposal for this cooperative agreement. Applicants are required to submit documentary evidence of work detailed in the Demonstrated Experience section below or they will be deemed ineligible.

The following are eligible entities:

1. An ITO or State agency that administers FDPIR.
2. A nonprofit or private organization: 
   1. All nonprofit organizations must include their 501(c)(3) determination letter issued by the IRS. If any other nonprofit status applies, i.e., 501(c)(4), please describe here. 
3. An accredited public or private academic institution of higher education including Tribal colleges and universities (as defined in 20 U.S.C. §1001).
4. An Eligible Tribal entity as defined in 25 U.S.C. § 5304 or a national Tribal organization.

Executive Summary
The USDA’s Food and Nutrition Administration (FNA) works to nourish those in need through financially sound programs that promote health and work, as well as champion the productivity of American agriculture. USDA FNA seeks to enter into a cooperative agreement(s) with an organization(s)/agency(ies) with expertise in working with Tribal communities who can develop, design, and implement an innovative nutrition education project for participants and program staff of the FDPIR. A maximum of $500,000 will be made available for this opportunity for the period of performance from September 2026 to September 2028. The goal for this project is to develop and deliver an innovative nutrition education project. This project will provide participants receiving benefits and services from Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs) and State agencies that administer FDPIR with culturally appropriate nutrition education activities and programming that promote USDA Foods and support Secretary Brooke Rollins’ priority to strengthen strategies that encourage healthy choices, healthy outcomes, and healthy families. The tools and resources developed under this cooperative agreement must align with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025 – 2030 (Dietary Guidelines) and support the efforts of FDPIR program staff in conducting nutrition education activities for FDPIR participants who receive USDA Foods. 

Eligible applicants are ITOs and State agencies that administer FDPIR, nonprofit or private organizations, accredited public or private academic institution of higher education including Tribal colleges and universities, and eligible Tribal entities as defined in 25 U.S.C. § 5304 or a national Tribal organization. Please read the RFA thoroughly for full eligibility requirements, available in Section 3. 

The FY 2026 FDPIR Nutrition Education Cooperative Agreement opportunity will fund up to two projects for 24 months (2 years). Award amounts will range from a minimum of $100,000 to a maximum of $500,000. 

1. ^Please note that this document refers to FNS forms instead of FNA temporarily, as the agency works towards an official process to update reporting form names.

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A. Granillo (Southwest Institute for Research on Women)

Eligibility 
Only one (1) application per organization/collaboration may be submitted. Fiscal sponsors may support multiple applications.

This grant is designed for organizations working on:

1. Public and behavioral health initiatives for substance use prevention, treatment, and early intervention services.
2. Restorative justice, jail diversion, workforce development, and mentoring services for economically disadvantaged individuals in communities disproportionately affected by higher arrest and incarceration rates.
3. Addressing the root causes of crime, reducing drug-related arrests, and lowering the prison population.
4. Developing technology and programs to restore civil rights and expunge criminal records.