School Nutrition Training Grant for Allied Professional Organizations
Agency: Food and Nutrition Service
- 10.534 -- CACFP Meal Service Training Grants
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
The purpose of this Request forApplications (RFA) is to competitively award ONE grant of up to $2 million provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141) to allow allied professional associations to develop a training program for school nutrition personnel that focuses on school food service meal preparation and workforce development. It is anticipated that this will be a one-time initiative.
...School Nutrition Training Grant for Allied Professional Organizations funds will assist allied professional organizations in planning, developing, promoting, delivering, and evaluating a workforce development and training initiative to provide skills-based training and technical assistance for school nutrition professionals to strengthen school meals program operators’ competencies, knowledge, and skills within one or more of the eight (8) key functional areas.
The Institute of Child Nutrition conducted research to inform the development of and published the Competencies, Knowledge, and Skills for School Nutrition Managers resource which describes the key functional areas, competencies, knowledge, and skills needed for school nutrition managers to effectively operate school nutrition programs. The eight identified functional areas that applicants may select from when developing and delivering the workforce development and training initiative as part of this grant are as follows:
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Meal Preparation and Service
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Nutrition and Meal Management
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Marketing, Communication, and Customer Service
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Procurement and Inventory Management
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Financial Management and Accountability
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Personnel Management
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Sanitation, Safety, and Security
- Facility and Property Management
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Grantor contact information
Description
anna.arrowsmith@fns.usda.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| Grant_Program_Accounting_System_and_Financial_Capability_Questionnaire.pdf | Grant Program Accounting System and Financial Capability Questionnaire | Oct 26, 2018 02:58 PM UTC |
| School_Nutrition_Training_Grant_for_Allied_Professional_Organizations_-_Request_for_Applications.pdf | Request for Applications | Oct 26, 2018 04:40 PM UTC |
| FNS-908_-_Performance_Progress_Report.pdf | Performance Progress Report | Oct 26, 2018 02:58 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
https://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/school-nutrition-training-grant-allied-professional-organizations
Archived: February 27, 2019
Award
$2,000,000
Program Funding
1
Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$2,000,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
USDA-FNS-FY18-CN-ALLIED
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Category of Funding Activity:
Food and nutrition
Category Explanation:
History
Version:
5
Posted date:
October 26, 2018
Archive date:
February 27, 2019
