Nutrition Services Incentive Program
Department Of Health And Human Services, Administration For Community Living (acl)
To reward effective performance by States and Tribes in the efficient delivery of nutritious meals to older adults through the use of cash or USDA Foods.
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Helps state and tribal organizations buy local food for meal programs. Funds are used for preparing meals served at community sites or delivered to homes.
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What Benefits Are Offered?
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Register and Get Ready
- Find a Funding Opportunity
- Understand the Funding Opportunity Announcement
- Decide Whether to Apply
- Write a Strong Application
- Submit an Application
- Understand the Review Process
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://www.grants.gov
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- OMB Standard Form (SF) 424 – Application for Federal Assistance
- OMB SF-424A, Budget Information – Non-construction Programs
- OMB SF-424B, Assurances – Non-construction Programs
- Certification Regarding Lobbying
- Budget Justification
- Project Summary Abstract
- Workplan Template
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- Nutrition services
- Food delivery costs
- Administrative costs related to nutrition services
- 🚫Ineligible Expenses
- Costs unrelated to nutrition services
- Capital expenditures
- Costs incurred outside the grant period
- 📏Expense Caps
- Administrative costs capped at 15%
- 💳Payment Model
- reimbursement
- ⏪Retroactive Expenses Eligible
- No
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- SF-425 Federal Financial Report
- performance progress report
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards in a fiscal year
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Acknowledgment of federal funding required
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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