The USDA Food and Nutrition Service is soliciting proposals from eligible Tribal Organizations to participate in a demonstration project to purchase agricultural commodities for the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR).
This demonstration project is authorized under the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. Participation in this demonstration project is available to Tribal Organizations that administer FDPIR. Tribal organizations will be selected on a competitive basis and funding will be awarded through a self-determination contract.
DATES
Proposals will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. ET on March 15, 2021.
Email proposals to FDPIR-RC@usda.gov with subject line “FDPIR Demonstration Project”. Proposals received and date-stamped after the time listed in the DATES section of this notice will not be considered. FNS will accept proposals at any time before the deadline and will send a notification of receipt to the return email address on the proposal package, along with a determination of whether the proposal is complete.