- Author: Kathleen P Nolan
Dear Colleagues,
UC ANR academics and staff are invited to serve as peer reviewers for the NIFA Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) Program.
CYFAR integrates resources of the Land-Grant University System to develop and deliver educational programs that equip limited-resource families and youth who are at risk for not meeting basic human needs to lead positive, productive, and contributing lives. To assure that critical needs of children and families are met, the program supports comprehensive, intensive, community-based programs developed with active citizen participation in all phases. CYFAR promotes building resiliency and protective factors in youth, families, and communities.
The CYFAR program is committed to the vision that:
- Babies will be born healthy, and young children will have their basic physical, social, emotional, and intellectual needs met.
- School-age youth and teens will demonstrate knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors necessary for fulfilling, contributing lives.
- Parents will take primary responsibility for meeting their children's physical, social, emotional, and intellectual needs and provide moral guidance and direction.
- Families will promote positive, productive, and contributing lives for all family members.
- Communities will provide safe, secure environments for families with children.
Potential CYFAR panelists must have the necessary expertise and sufficient time to commit to the review process. Panelists cannot submit a grant application to the program.
If you are interested in participating in this NIFA peer review panel opportunity, please email cyfar@nifa.usda.gov with the subject line “CYFAR 2017 Peer Review Panel.”
Thank you.
Kathleen Nolan, Director, ANR Office of Contracts & Grants (OCG)