Healthy food grants provide nutritious foods for students.
Healthy food grants have been on the rise since Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution sparked the interest of schools across the nation. These grants are designed to support the inclusion of healthy, fresh foods in schools by providing funding to state agencies and organizations. These grants support the training, education and distribution of healthy, affordable food.
Champions for Healthy Kids Grant
The General Mills Foundation, in partnership with the American Diatetic Association Foundation and the President's Council on Physical Fitness, developed this grant in 2002. Every year, 50 grants of $10,000 are awarded to community-based groups that support healthy lifestyle behaviors for kids. The foundation also sponsors up to 50,000 students ages six to 17 that maintain a physically active lifestyle as a part of the President's Challenge and earn the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award. To date, the foundation has invested over $18 million and reached 3.5 million young people to help improve their overall health.
The General Mills Foundation
P.O. Box 9452
Minneapolis, MN 55440
800-877-1600 ext. 4821
generalmills.com
Team Nutrition Training Grants
To support awareness of nutrition and promote healthy diets in schools nationwide, the Food Nutrition Service at the United States Department of Agriculture has sponsored Team Nutrition Training grants available to elementary school students, teachers and foodservice personnel. Since 1995, the USDA has selected up to 30 grant winners each year and provided funding up to 5.5 million each year. Grantees receive USDA developed materials to train school foodservice staff, integrating nutrition education into student curriculum, providing workshops for teachers and encouraging healthier school meals.
Team Nutrition Training Grants
3101 Park Center Drive, Room 738
Alexandria, VA 22302
fns.usda.gov
Love Your Veggies Grant Program
To promote healthy eating habits and support elementary schools in developing a program offering fresh vegetables and fruits, the makers of Hidden Valley Salad Dressings and the School Nutrition Foundation have partnered up since 2008 and have created the Love Your Veggies grant program. Ten grants of $10,000 are awarded each year to support schools in developing a fresh produce program that encourages healthy eating habits. Funding can be spent on fresh fruits and vegetables, a vegetable station, program staffing, food safety training and nutrition education supplies. To apply, schools must have an approved Local Wellness Policy in place as of July 2006. The program is only available for elementary school students, grades K to 6.
School Nutrition Association
120 Waterfront St., Suite 300
National Harbor, MD 20745
301-686-3100
loveyourveggies.com
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