20244887043811
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Wetac aims to support WIC workforce development by addressing the workforce needs of WIC agencies, enhancing diversity and cultural competency, and increasing the uptake of WIC benefits and services.
Main objectives include:
(1) Assembling a team of experts to provide technical assistance (TA) to implementation grantees using a culturally relevant, high-touch, concierge model.
Key outputs include identifying TA needs, developing resources to address capacity gaps, creating a website to house resources and disseminate information, and fostering peer-to-peer learning through communities of practice;
(2) Advancing evidence-based WIC workforce strategies through evaluations aligned with implementation science and diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility principles.
Outputs include shared measures for grantees, tailored evaluation plans, annual datasets compiled with an associated public-facing report, and a comprehensive evaluation report in year five;
(3) Integrating traditional ecological knowledge and culturally responsive care into engagement and outreach plans (EOPs).
Outputs include compiling cultural needs, establishing culturally relevant subcommittees, and developing tailored EOPs;
(4) Forming a national WIC workforce advisory workgroup to provide input, TA, and guidance.
Outputs include documenting workgroup activities, conducting meetings, and disseminating resources.
Together, these objectives are expected to yield outcomes including increased capacity for implementing and evaluating WIC workforce strategies, improved knowledge of strategies, improved outreach and engagement, and increased capacity for culturally responsive methods, improved application of human-centered design approaches, and increased alignment with WIC program requirements.
The Center for Nutrition and Health Impact will leverage its expertise to support the national WIC workforce strategy through these comprehensive and sustained solutions.
Main objectives include:
(1) Assembling a team of experts to provide technical assistance (TA) to implementation grantees using a culturally relevant, high-touch, concierge model.
Key outputs include identifying TA needs, developing resources to address capacity gaps, creating a website to house resources and disseminate information, and fostering peer-to-peer learning through communities of practice;
(2) Advancing evidence-based WIC workforce strategies through evaluations aligned with implementation science and diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility principles.
Outputs include shared measures for grantees, tailored evaluation plans, annual datasets compiled with an associated public-facing report, and a comprehensive evaluation report in year five;
(3) Integrating traditional ecological knowledge and culturally responsive care into engagement and outreach plans (EOPs).
Outputs include compiling cultural needs, establishing culturally relevant subcommittees, and developing tailored EOPs;
(4) Forming a national WIC workforce advisory workgroup to provide input, TA, and guidance.
Outputs include documenting workgroup activities, conducting meetings, and disseminating resources.
Together, these objectives are expected to yield outcomes including increased capacity for implementing and evaluating WIC workforce strategies, improved knowledge of strategies, improved outreach and engagement, and increased capacity for culturally responsive methods, improved application of human-centered design approaches, and increased alignment with WIC program requirements.
The Center for Nutrition and Health Impact will leverage its expertise to support the national WIC workforce strategy through these comprehensive and sustained solutions.
Awardee
Funding Goals
NOT APPLICABLE
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Omaha,
Nebraska
68154-7200
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
CHN Nebraska was awarded
WIC Workforce Development Grant: Culturally Relevant Strategies
Cooperative Agreement 20244887043811
worth $10,000,000
from the Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition in September 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Omaha Nebraska United States.
The grant
has a duration of 5 years and
was awarded through assistance program 10.244 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children – National Workforce Strategy Development.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Workforce - Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 9/20/24
Period of Performance
9/15/24
Start Date
9/14/29
End Date
Funding Split
$10.0M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$10.0M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
20244887043811
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Nonprofit With 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other Than An Institution Of Higher Education)
Awarding Office
1234HU INSTITUTE OF FOOD SAFETY AND NUTRITION (IFSN)
Funding Office
1234HU INSTITUTE OF FOOD SAFETY AND NUTRITION (IFSN)
Awardee UEI
G5DFJWJ5TMR9
Awardee CAGE
5HYR4
Performance District
NE-02
Senators
Deb Fischer
Modified: 9/20/24