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Published: 54 days ago
" Action for Healthy Kids is offering competitive grants (up to $150,000 per SFA) for small and/or rural SFAs to support efforts to improve the nutritional quality of their school meals. The deadline for submitting a grant application is 5:00pm EST, on May 26, 2023. Click for more information.
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As part of a cooperative agreement to develop and implement USDA Food and Nutrition Service’s (FNS) Healthy Meals Incentives Initiative, Action for Healthy Kids is offering competitive grants (up to $150,000 per SFA) for small and/or rural SFAs to support efforts to improve the nutritional quality of their school meals. The deadline for submitting a grant application is 5:00pm EST, on May 26, 2023.
Eligibility Criteria:
- SFA must participate in the National School Lunch Program and/or School Breakfast Program
- SFA must meet the following definitions of small and/or rural:
- Small SFA: SFA with an enrollment of less than or equal to 5,000 students.
- Rural SFA: The majority of students within the SFA are enrolled in a rural school as defined by a locality code of 41, 42, or 43, according to the National Center for Education Statistics online tool.
The Healthy Meals Incentives Grants for small and/or rural SFAs are a key part of USDA FNS’ Healthy Meals Incentives Initiative, which was established to improve the nutritional quality of school meals through food systems transformation, school food authority recognition and technical assistance, the generation and sharing of innovative ideas and tested practices, and grants.
Organizational Support:
In addition to a Letter of Support from the Project Coordinator’s supervisor, applicants must include a Letter of Support from their State Agency to confirm the SFA does not have any outstanding corrective actions and that any previous findings have been resolved.
- To request this Letter of Support from TDA, please fill out THIS FORM. TDA will add any information about outstanding findings and email you a document you can submit with your application.
State agencies are encouraged to share this announcement with their Child Nutrition Program operators and others who may be interested.
Questions about this announcement may be sent to support@healthymealsincentives.org.
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