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School Breakfast Program and Summer Meals Program Start-up and Expansion

NOTE: The application due date for this program has passed.


Funding Description

Funding is for nonrecurring expenses incurred in initiating or expanding a: (1) School Breakfast Program (SBP), serving students in kindergarten through grade twelve or (2) Summer Meal Program (SMP), serving children and youth eighteen years of age and under during school breaks. School districts, direct-funded charter schools, and county offices of education may apply for one or both types of grants; however, only one type of grant may be awarded per school site. Private schools, residential child care institutions, and juvenile detention centers are not eligible to receive these funds.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria To qualify for SBP grants, at least 20 percent of enrolled students at the school site must be approved for free or reduced-price meals. To receive SMP grants, the site must meet program eligibility criteria. The Budget Act allows the California Department of Education (CDE) to award grants only to school districts, county offices of education, and direct-funded charter schools.
Other Eligibility Considerations Site must not have previously been awarded a grant for an SBP or SMP within the past three years.
Eligible Grade Level(s) Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s) Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority California Education Code Section 49550.3; Budget Item 6110-201-0001
Source / Type State / Grant
State Fiscal Year 2019-20
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes 5380 / 8520
Total Available $1,017,000
Recipient Amount 15,000.00
Match Requirement No
Allocation Formula Recipients will receive 90 percent of the funding at the time of award with the remaining 10 percent awarded upon approval of all invoices. The CDE will recover funds from agencies that do not submit invoices for approved budget items within the award time frame.

Important Dates

Date Application Available January 7, 2019
Due Date March 1, 2019
Expected Notification Date June 1, 2019

Additional Information

Application School Breakfast and Summer Meal Grants. [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r9/sbsm19rfa.asp]
Background School Breakfast and Summer Meal Grants [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/sn/sbsfgrant.asp]
Fiscal Unavailable
Funding ResultsSBP or SMP Start-up or Expansion [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r9/sbsf1920result.asp]
Other Unavailable

Contacts

Program Tara Masse, 916-323-7177, breakfastgrant@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal Elia Bassin, 916-319-0403, breakfastgrant@cde.ca.gov
Division Nutrition Services Division, 916-322-3005 (phone), 916-445-5731 (fax)
Last Modified: May 17, 2019
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