2017–18 California-grown Fresh School Meals Grant

Funding Description

These grants provide up to $125,000 per school site to encourage schools to purchase California-grown food and to expand the number of freshly prepared school meals that use California-grown ingredients.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	SFAs agree to purchase California-grown food items and to expand the number of freshly prepared school meals that use California-grown ingredients, in accordance with the federal National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program. Preference will be given to sites with at least 50 percent of the enrolled students approved for free or reduced-price meals, and that provide professional development to food service employees, and that partner with organizations that provide California-grown food.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Established by an appropriation to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction for school districts as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202 of the Education Code, for the 2017–18 fiscal year from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIII B.
Source / Type	State / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2017-18
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	7024 / 8520
Total Available	$1,500,000
Recipient Amount	Up to $125,000 per school
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Unavailable

Important Dates

Date Application Available	January 5, 2018
Due Date	March 1, 2018
Expected Notification Date	April 23, 2018

Additional Information

Application	RFA-18: California-grown Fresh [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r9/cgfsm17rfa.asp]
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	Unavailable
Funding Results	2017 California Grown Grant  [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r9/snpcgg17result.asp]
Other	Nutrition Services Division will not accept faxed applications.

Contacts

Program	Gina Stahlecker, 916-445-1640, gstahlecker@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Elia Bassin, 916-319-0403, ebassin@cde.ca.gov
Division	Nutrition Services Division, 916-322-1450 (phone), 916-445-5731 (fax)