The Food and Nutrition Service is soliciting proposals for its School Breakfast Program Expansion to provide subgrants, not to exceed $10,000 per qualifying school or group of qualifying schools per school year, to establish, maintain, or expand the SBP or other school breakfast program provided by the school or U.S. Territories.
Donor Name: Food and Nutrition Service
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/24/2023
Size of the Grant: $2,000,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
The SBP is a federally assisted meal program that was established in 1966. It provides categorical grants to assist public and nonprofit private schools and residential childcare institutions that serve breakfasts to “nutritionally needy” children. The SBP operates in the same manner as the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). U.S. Territories that provide an alternate school breakfast to students are also eligible to apply to this grant.
Objectives
- Improve quality and nutritional standards of breakfast food served using less sodium and sugar and serving a variety of protein sources, whole grains, milk, fruits and vegetables.
- To provide subgrants to qualifying schools or to local educational agencies (LEA) with qualifying schools to establish, maintain, or expand the SBP.
- Increase breakfast participation in qualifying schools.
Funding Information
Under this RFA, the School Breakfast Program expansion grant has available $3 million in funding to award to the U.S. Territories (Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa).
- Estimated funding per award: $500,000
- Anticipated amounts of individual subawards to LEAs or schools: $10,000
- Anticipated start dates and period of performance: September 1, 2023 – September 30, 2025
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants under this RFA include State agencies within Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa that oversee schools that administer school breakfast programs.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
