The Food Justice for Kids Prize (the “Program”) is sponsored by Newman’s Own Foundation (the “Foundation”) to support eligible nonprofits, public schools, and federally recognized tribes working towards food justice for children in the United States and its territories.
Donor Name: Newman’s Own Foundation
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/11/2024
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
Eligible funding areas include:
Indigenous Food Justice
- Indigenous people have a long history of growing nourishing, sustainable foods. The seizing of Indigenous lands in the United States over the course of several centuries disrupted the communities’ knowledge and cultivation of culturally specific foods and food systems.
- Through the Food Justice for Kids Prize, Newman’s Own Foundation invites applications from eligible organizations with innovative projects that support community-based direct service, ecosystem and community power building, and/or sustainable practices that drive food justice for Indigenous children.
- They encourage you to apply if your organization is implementing a project that:
- Supports access to, advancement of, and rematriation of traditional, nutritious, and affordable foods;
- Shifts control and stewardship of food resources to Indigenous Communities to benefit children;
- Enhances the ability of Indigenous children to respond to their needs for healthy, culturally relevant Indigenous foods; and/or
- In any one of a number of ways, helps your community create new pathways to support food justice for Indigenous children
Nutrition Education and School Food.
- The foods children eat and encounter early in life, whether at home or in school, set the stage for their preferences and habits as they grow up. Yet over half of children in the United States fail to meet the recommended intake of key food groups, such as fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. There are large gaps between what they know will help children thrive and what is available to them both in and out of school.
- Through the Food Justice for Kids Prize, Newman’s Own Foundation invites applications from eligible organizations with innovative projects that support community-based direct service, ecosystem and community power building, and/or sustainable practices that drive enhanced nutrition education and/or nutritious school food.
- They encourage you to apply if your organization is implementing a project that:
- Supports children learning about, growing, gathering, or cooking healthy, nutritious, culturally relevant foods;
- Shifts school policy, practices, and/or systems so that children have access to healthy school meals; and/or
- Supports nutrition education and/or nutritious food in schools in any one of a number of ways.
Funding Information
The Program provides up to One Million Dollars ($1,000,00) in total over two years of funding for up to ten (10) eligible organizations. Total maximum annual prize amount per eligible organization is Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in 2024 with an opportunity to receive an additional grant of up to Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
The following types of organizations are eligible to apply:
- 501c3 Public Charities
- Federally recognized tribes
- Indian tribal governments (IRS, section 7871)
- U.S. Public Schools and School Districts
- U.S. governmental entities or affiliated organizations that are eligible to receive 501c3 funding
- You may also apply via a 501c3 Public Charity Fiscal Sponsor
For more information, visit Newman’s Own Foundation.
