Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 591 - RULES OF BRIGHT FROM THE START GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EARLY CARE AND LEARNING › Chapter 591-2 › Subject 591-2-1 - GRANT DESCRIPTIONS › Rule 591-2-1-.04 - Team Nutrition Training Grant (TN)

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
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.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-1A-1,   20-1A-4,   28-5-122,   50-27-2,   50-27-3.