School Nutrition Training Grants

Objective

These awards will be made via the Supporting the Use of Traditional Indigenous Foods in the Child Nutrition Programs Cooperative Agreement to provide regionally focused training and technical assistance (TA) to school nutrition professionals on procurement, preparation, and crediting of traditional Indigenous foods, including the use of cooperator and FNS-developed resources and tools. The cooperators, with FNS guidance and approval, will also develop culturally relevant nutrition education materials for students to accompany the traditional Indigenous foods that are served, and the cooperators will train school nutrition professionals and other school staff on providing nutrition education to students. School Food Authorities (SFA) to be supported under the cooperative agreement must participate in the NSLP. Funds may be used to provide training, TA, and nutrition education to support the use of traditional Indigenous foods in the NSLP, School Breakfast Program (SBP), Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), Seamless Summer Option (SSO), and/or Child and Adult Care Food Program At-Risk Afterschool Meals (CACFP At-Risk)

Who Can Apply

• Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
• Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized)
• Municipality or Township government (inclusive of cities, towns, boroughs (except in Alaska), and villages)
• School District
• Tribal
• Nonprofit Organization
• Other

Entity must be one of the following entity types: • 501(c)(3) non-profit organization • SFA that participates in NSLP • Tribal government owned entity, arm, or instrumentality • Native Hawaiian Organization as recognized by the Department of the Interior • Other non-governmental entity including Tribal Colleges & Universities • Fiscal sponsor of any of the above eligible organizations AND B) The leadership and staff of the entity must be predominantly (more than 50%) members of Federally Recognized Tribes and/or Native Hawaiians. (In the case of a fiscal sponsorship, this provision applies to the fiscally sponsored entity. In the case of partnerships, this provision applies to the Lead Applicant, but the Lead Applicant may have non-qualifying partners). AND C) The entity must demonstrate existing relationships, experience and expertise in training, TA, school nutrition, Indigenous foods, and nutrition education.

Who Benefits

• School District

Grant funds will ultimately benefit school food service program staff, school nutrition personnel, school nutrition professionals, school nutrition employees, school nutrition directors, school nutrition managers/supervisors, front-line staff through a job-skills and workforce development training.

Assistance Types

• Cooperative Agreement

Program Contact

melissa.rothstein@usda.gov
7033464484