NUTRITION EDUCATION.

SEC. 1004. NUTRITION EDUCATION. Section 11(f) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020(f)) is amended— (1) by striking “(f) To encourage” and inserting the following: “(f) Nutrition Education.— “(1) In general.—To encourage”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(2) Grants.— “(A) In general.—The Secretary shall make available not more than $600,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2001 to pay the Federal share of grants made to eligible private nonprofit organizations and State agencies to carry out subparagraph (B). “(B) Eligibility.—A private nonprofit organization or State agency shall be eligible to receive a grant under subparagraph (A) if the organization or agency agrees— “(i) to use the funds to direct a collaborative effort to coordinate and integrate nutrition education into health, nutrition, social service, and food distribution programs for food stamp participants and other low-income households; and “(ii) to design the collaborative effort to reach large numbers of food stamp participants and other low-income households through a network of organizations, including schools, child care centers, farmers’ markets, health clinics, and outpatient education services. “(C) Preference.—In deciding between 2 or more private nonprofit organizations or State agencies that are eligible to receive a grant under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall give a preference to an organization or agency that conducted a collaborative effort described in subparagraph (B) and received funding for the collaborative effort from the Secretary before the date of enactment of this paragraph. “(D) Federal share.— “(i) In general.—Subject to subparagraph (E), the Federal share of a grant under this paragraph shall be 50 percent. “(ii) No in-kind contributions.—The non-Federal share of a grant under this paragraph shall be in cash. “(iii) Private funds.—The non-Federal share of a grant under this paragraph may include amounts from private nongovernmental sources.111 STAT. 257 “(E) Limit on individual grant.—The Federal share of a grant under subparagraph (A) may not exceed $200,000 for a fiscal year.”.