2025-26 School Breakfast Program (SBP) and Summer Meal Programs (SMP) Grants

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

Funding Description

Funding is for nonrecurring expenses incurred in initiating or expanding a: (1) SBP, serving students in transitional kindergarten through grade twelve or (2) 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 grants; however, only one type of grant may be awarded per school site. Private schools, residential childcare institutions, and juvenile detention centers are not eligible.

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	2025-26
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	5380 / 8520
Total Available	$1,017,000
Recipient Amount	$15,000.00 per site
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 13, 2025
Due Date	March 17, 2025
Expected Notification Date	June 1, 2025

Additional Information

Application	RFA-25: School Breakfast and Summer Meal Programs [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r9/sbsm25rfa.asp]
Background	School Breakfast and Summer Meal Grants [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/sn/sbsfgrant.asp]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Funding Results	Funding Results 2025-26 [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r9/sbsf202526result.asp]
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Clayton Terry-Gonsalves, 916-327-2220, breakfastgrant@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Elia Bassin, 916-319-0403, breakfastgrant@cde.ca.gov
Division	Nutrition Services Division, 916-445-0850

Last Modified: August 6, 2025