Child Nutrition School Breakfast Program Expansion Grant for U.S. States and the District of Columbia

Agency: Food and Nutrition Service

10.579 -- Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

The Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (the Act), Section 23 (42 U.S.C. 1793), as amended by Section 105 of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-296), authorizes funds to provide grants on a competitive basis to State agencies. Eight million dollars has been appropriated for State agencies to expand the School Breakfast Program (SBP).

The purpose of the SBP expansion grants is to provide sub-grants, to local educational agencies (LEAs), not to exceed $10,000 per year for each school or group of qualifying schools, to establish, maintain, or expand the SBP. As defined in Section 4(d)(1) of the Act, the term “qualifying school” means a school in severe need. These include only schools (having an SBP or desiring to initiate a SBP) in which 40 percent or more of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) lunches served to students at the school were served free or at a reduced price.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

State governments

Additional information

Eligible applicants under this RFA include all State agencies that administer the School Breakfast Program in the 50 U.S. States and the District of Columbia. In this instance, the term State agency means 1) the State educational agency; and 2) any other agency of the State which has been designated by the Governor or other appropriate executive or legislative authority of the State and approved by USDA to administer the above-mentioned program.

Grantor contact information

Description

Dawn Addison Grants Officer

Email

Dawn Addison

dawn.addison@usda.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
FNS-906_-_Grant_Program_Accounting_System_and_Financial_Capability_Questionnaire.pdf	Fillable version of FNS-906 (REQUIRED Form)	Jul 1, 2021 05:56 PM UTC
FY21_School_Breakfast_Program_Expansion_Grant_-_States_RFA.pdf	Request for Applications - FY 21 SBP Expansion Grant for US States and the District of Columbia	Jul 1, 2021 05:55 PM UTC

Link to additional information

FNS Grant Opportunities

Archived: September 28, 2021

Application process

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Award

$8,000,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

Award Minimum

$2,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

USDA-FNS-CN-SBPS-2021

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:

Posted date:

July 1, 2021

Archive date:

September 28, 2021