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Illinois Child Care Wellness TNT Subgrants
Informational Webinar
February 20, 2014
Illinois State Board of Education
Nutrition and Wellness Programs
Illinois Child Care Wellness –
Team Nutrition Training Subgrants
Support the implementation of USDA's nutrition requirements
and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans in meals served in
schools and child care institutions.
Offer funding to State agencies to establish or enhance
sustainable improvements to children's lifelong eating and
physical activity habits.
Team Nutrition Training Grant: What is it for?
Provides children the opportunity to develop lifelong healthy
eating habits and preferences.
Childhood is a critical time of growth and development for the
body and brain; nutrient dense
food and physical activity is a
must.
Makes a positive difference
throughout a child’s life – it is one
of the greatest gifts you can give them.
Nutrition and Wellness in Child Care: Why it Matters
Up to 15 subgrants will be awarded to qualifying eligible
applicants on a competitive basis.
Duration of subgrant period: July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015.
Awards tiered by number of qualifying sites under each sponsor:
Sponsors with 2-3 sites–up to five, $6,700/each
Sponsors with 4-9 sites–up to five, $16,700/each
Sponsors with 10 or more sites–up to five, $26,700/ each
Illinois Child Care Wellness – Team Nutrition Training Subgrant: General Information:
Note: Sponsoring organizations are not
required to apply for the full amount of the
tier they are eligible for.
Who can apply?
Illinois CACFP Sponsoring Organizations that are approved to
participate in the USDA's Child and Adult Care Food Program
(CACFP);
Sponsor multiple CACFP sites at which 90 percent or more of the enrolled children are eligible for free or reduced-price
meals
Illinois Child Care Wellness – Team Nutrition Training Subgrant: Who is it for?
These qualifications can be met as of the
date of the current CACFP fiscal year
beginning Oct. 1, 2013, up to the RFP’s post
date, Jan. 31, 2014.
The due date for Subgrant Applications is:
April 30, 2014.
Illinois will award up to 15 TNT subgrants to provide training for
CACFP sites based on the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
and the anticipated revisions of the CACFP Meal Pattern
requirements based on Institute of Medicine recommendations.
Illinois Child Care Wellness – Team Nutrition Training Subgrant: What is it?
Training and activities should be focused on one
or more of the following nutrition and wellness
strategies:
Build a Healthy Plate
Increase Consumption of Healthy Beverages
Increase Active Play
Limit Screen Time
Focus on Food Safety
In preparing subgrant proposals, applicants are encouraged to
use USDA-Team Nutrition and National Food Service Management Institute (NFSMI) resources, including the following:
Illinois Child Care Wellness – Team Nutrition Training Subgrant: What is it?
More Than Mud Pies–Sixth Edition
Nutrition and Wellness Tips for Young Children:
Provider Handbook
Ready, Set, Go! Creating and Maintaining a
Wellness Environment in Child Care Centers
Participating in the CACFP
Recipes for Healthy Kids Cookbook for Child Care
Centers
Serving Up MyPlate: A Yummy Curriculum
http://tn.ntis.gov/
Previous TNT subgrant success stories include:
Illinois Child Care Wellness – Team Nutrition Training Subgrant: What is it?
Parent Education: nutrition story books and
literacy packets; lists of physical activities to do
with children at home; workshops for parents;
newsletter for parents
Staff wellness – role modeling
Parachute kits for active play at the centers
Gardening Projects that link messages about
nutrition
“Backyard Blast” family fun day full of activity
and nutrition
All proposed projects should include the
following Team Nutrition (TN) initiatives:
1) Provide training and technical assistance to
child nutrition foodservice professionals to
enable them to prepare and serve nutritious
meals that appeal to children;
2) Provide fun and interactive nutrition
education for children, teachers, parents,
and other caregivers; and
3) Build school and community support for
creating healthy school environments that
are conducive to healthy eating and
physical activity.
Illinois Child Care Wellness – Team Nutrition Training Subgrant: What is it?
Grant funds may be used for the following items:
Illinois Child Care Wellness – Team Nutrition Training Subgrant: What is it?
Food and small food-prep equipment: (may not exceed 10
percent of the grant received)
Posters, pamphlets, audiovisuals, or small consumable supplies
to promote physical fitness
Educational and program materials
Promotional materials that pertain to one or more TN messages
(may not exceed 10 percent of the grant received)
Staff development and other training activities specific to
nutrition education
Substitute pay to allow teachers to participate in staff
development trainings or workshops
Promotion of gardening or purchase of a reasonable amount
of supplies for classroom gardening projects.
Grant funds shall not be used for:
Illinois Child Care Wellness – Team Nutrition Training Subgrant: What is it?
Meals
Costs associated with sports lessons or a for-profit physical fitness organization
Bulk soils, irrigation supplies, fencing, or any large piece of gardening
equipment (e.g., tiller, greenhouse)
Foodservice operation equipment
Medical equipment or health services related to health assessments
Pedometers
Awards
Funds to supplement a current physical education program
Staff salaries and benefits
Indirect costs
Reporting requirements:
Mid-course and final reports, describing the progress and
outcomes of grant activities
Revised action plans and/or budgets, as needed, for approval
during the grant period
Quarterly expenditure reports, due at the end of September,
December, March, and June
Progress reports of the project as an accompaniment to all
invoices sent to the Agency for payment
Supporting documentation as the Agency may reasonably
request
Key Strategies survey, given at the end of the grant period
Illinois Child Care Wellness – Team Nutrition Training Subgrant: Reporting and Recordkeeping
Recordkeeping requirements:
Copies of each invoice for expenses covered under the grant
Tracked subgrant funds to ensure they are not co-mingled
with other program funds – Subgrant expenses must be
recorded separately from your CACFP or any other expenses
Adherence to federal rules and regulations, including those
addressing allowable costs, as well as procurement
requirements
Adherence to “Guidance for Interpreting Cost Principles of
Sub-Grant Awards.”
Illinois Child Care Wellness – Team Nutrition Training Subgrant: Reporting and Recordkeeping
Each application must include the following for a complete proposal:
1. General Information and Signature Page (Attachment 1)
2. Work Plan (Attachment 2)
3. Outcomes and Sustainability (Attachment 3)
4. Budget Summary (Attachment 4)
5. Budget Summary Breakdown Narrative (Attachment 5)
6. Certifications and Assurances (Attachments 6-10)
7. Letters of Support (optional)
Illinois Child Care Wellness – Team Nutrition Training Subgrant: Application Checklist
Attendance at one wellness workshop in March 2014, offered
by ISBE CACFP staff
Commitment to allow ISBE monitoring throughout the course
of the grant
Formation of a wellness team that includes, at a minimum:
Team leader
Foodservice representative
Nutrition and/or physical education staff member(s) or
professional(s) from the local community (at least one
person)
An administrator
NOTE: Subgrantees may be chosen to participate in a
video production or a newsletter publication highlighting
best practices. Cooperation and participation will be
expected.
Illinois Child Care Wellness – Team Nutrition Training Subgrant: Additional Requirements
The wellness workshops will be held in March, prior to the due date
for subgrant proposals. Workshop locations and dates are as follows:
Illinois Child Care Wellness – Team Nutrition Training Subgrant: Additional Requirements
At the workshops, we will:
Go through the subgrant attachments in detail
Outline the reporting and recordkeeping requirements in depth
Showcase Team Nutrition grant projects from other states
Provide one-on-one assistance and answer questions
Springfield – March 13
Oak Lawn – March 19
Marion – March 27
Online webinar – TBD
Illinois Child Care Wellness – Team Nutrition Training Subgrant: Scoring Criteria
Each proposal received will be evaluated independently by a
group of three reviewers for scoring. The five highest scoring of each
of three tiers will receive the subgrant awards.
Subgrant awards will be scored based on
the following criteria:
A sound project plan to enhance
nutrition and wellness best practices (60
points)
A reasonable, cost-effective budget
consistent with USDA cost principles for
subgrants (40 points)
Ten additional points will be awarded to
each proposal from a not-for-profit
sponsor
General Information and Signature Page (Attachment 1)
Work Plan (Attachment 2)
Outcomes and Sustainability (Attachment 3)
Illinois Child Care Wellness – Team Nutrition Training Subgrant: Application Components
These forms make up the bulk of your Subgrant Application Proposal;
they are what you will use to tell us what projects you would like to
conduct with the subgrant funds.
Budget Summary (Attachment 4)
Budget Summary Breakdown Narrative (Attachment 5)
Certifications and Assurances (Attachments 6-10)
Illinois Child Care Wellness – Team Nutrition Training Subgrant: Application Components
You will need to refer to the State and Federal Grant
Administration Policy & Procedures Handbook on ISBE’s
Funding Opportunities website for completion of these
forms: http://www.isbe.net/funding_opps/htmls/rfp.htm
Please note:
Attachment #9, List the name of your Sponsoring
Organization where it asks for District Name and
Number.
Attachment #10, Federal Funding Accountability
and Transparency Act, is only required from those
sponsoring organizations applying for a subgrant
of $25,000 or more.
Contact Information Janet Campbell – [email protected] Robin Desai – [email protected] Paula Williams – [email protected] Mailing Address Illinois State Board of Education Nutrition and Wellness Programs 100 North First Street, W-270 Springfield, IL 62777-0001 Other Contact Information Phone: 800/545-7892 or 217/782-2491 Fax: 217/524-6124 Website: www.isbe.net/nutrition
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