Specifications include, but are not limited to: a. Activity 1. Ensuring the availability of technical assistance and support to community-based emergency food providers. This assistance may be provided in-person, by telephone or in written format. b. Activity 2. Ensuring training is available at no cost to community-based emergency food providers to assist them in offering effective and efficient services to their clients. This includes, but is not limited to preparing and distributing informational/introduction packets for new providers and various training tracks on such subjects as locating food and financial resources, working with volunteers, food safety, continuity of operations, how to engage in local and community awareness efforts, how to develop an effective and active board of directors, Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) Food Assistance (FA) Program’s policies and procedures and other appropriate tracks as the Proposer deems necessary and useful. Training may be statewide, regional, or local training sessions as appropriate, requested, and needed. Annual comprehensive statewide conference supported in part with WSDA FA funding. c. Activity 3. The Proposer may collaborate with nutrition experts including but not limited to those within Washington State Department of Health, WSU Cooperative Extension, and others as necessary, to develop and support nutrition education.