The Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (the Act), Section 23 (42 The School Breakfast Program (SBP) Expansion grants provide grants, not to exceed $10,000 per school year, to qualifying schools to establish, maintain, or expand the SBP or other school breakfast program provided by the school or U.S. Territory. All schools located within U.S. Territories are considered “qualifying schools” for the purposes of this grant opportunity.U.S.C. 1793), as amended by Section 105 of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-296), authorizes funds to provide grants on a competitive basis to State agencies and U.S. Territories.
Donor Name: Food and Nutrition Service
U.S. Territory: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 07/13/2022
Grants Size: $10,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
Objectives
- 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.
- Increase nutritional content and/or quality of food served.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,800,000
- Award Ceiling: $10,000
- The award period for the FY 2022 SBP Expansion grants will span a project period of two years from the date of the award. Thus, the maximum each school can receive is $20,000 over two years
Eligibility Criteria
An amount of $2.8 million is available for 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) to expand the School Breakfast Program (SBP) or any other school breakfast provided to students by the school or U.S. Territory.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
