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Demos/Grant Projects

Childhood Hunger Grants

In May 2011 the University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research, with funding from the Food and Nutrition Service in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, competitively awarded a first round of grants to five large and eight small projects in the amount of $2.45 million to qualified individuals and institutions to provide rigorous research that expands our understanding of hunger among children in the United States and the attendant policy implications.

Round 1 Grant Recipients:
FY 2011


Round 2 Grant Recipients: A second round of grants was awarded to a new pool of competitive applicants in May of 2012, via seven large and five small grants for a total of $1.6 million.

FY 2012


Round 3 Grant Recipients: The third round has commenced and by application deadline of December 3, 2012, proposals were received for 8 large grants and 19 small grants. A total of $1.2 million will be awarded to a mix of competitively selected large and small grants in April 2013.

 

Last modified: 12/20/2012