Team Nutrition Grants (10.574)
Team Nutrition Grants (Assistance Listing 10.574) is run by the Food and Nutrition Service, part of the Department of Agriculture. It awarded $27.9 million in 50 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $558,110 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $753,987. Half of the 50 awards fell between $275,799 and $851,322, and they ranged from $159 to $1.0 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$27.9 million
- Grant awards50
- Typical award$753,987
- Awarded in FY 2025-$1.6 million
- Size rank1,203 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- It is the 1203rd largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 94% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 29 states and territories.
What the program funds
The goal of the Fiscal Year(FY) 2024 Team Nutrition Training Grants for Meal Pattern Modernization and Retention and Mentorship Opportunities is to help State agencies build capacity for implementing the Final Rule, Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and address residual COVID-19 effects on staff retention in school meal programs. During school years (SY) 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and 2022-2023, the COVID-19 pandemic significantly exacerbated food insecurity, diet-related diseases, and health disparities. It also affected school meal service across the country. Schools experienced school foodservice labor shortages and staff turnover as well as supply chain disruptions. The COVID-19 public health emergency underscored the need to safeguard and continue to support healthy school environments; provide technical assistance, coaching, and mentoring to School Nutrition Professionals; and to capture and share the institutional knowledge of School Nutrition Professionals. The FY 2024 Team Nutrition Training Grant activities will allow State agencies to provide technical assistance to School Nutrition Professionals and help ensure they have the skills and knowledge to prepare and serve nutritious meals. The grant will also help School Nutrition Professionals pilot and implement coaching and mentoring programs and resources, and implement ways to capture and share the institutional, job specific knowledge of school nutrition directors, managers, and front-line staff. Ultimately, this will assist SFAs to engage in critical activities including but not limited to identifying and applying ways to further improve the nutritional quality of school meals, meet meal pattern requirements and weekly dietary specifications for school meals, and implement scratch cooking techniques.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
State agencies that administer the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), and/or Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) At-Risk Afterschool Program may apply for the FY 2024 Team Nutrition Training Grants for Meal Pattern Modernization and Retention and Mentorship Opportunities.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Team Nutrition Training Grant funds may be used to pay for food only if the food is part of a culinary training or is purchased in small amounts for consideration for the school menu. Team Nutrition Training Grant funds may be used to pay for food only if the food is part of a culinary training or is purchased in small amounts for consideration for the school menu. Team Nutrition Training Grant funds may be used to purchase food production, demonstration equipment, apparel, and supplies related to training. Monetary awards (up to $500 per School Nutrition Professional during the period of performance for the grant) to incentivize completion of training programs are an allowable cost. Memberships and professional activities are allowable expenses. Salaries and benefits of personnel involved in nutrition education and administrative support of activities under this grant are allowable expenses. Team Nutrition Training Grant funds may be used to hire substitute school nutrition staff, in order that school nutrition staff may attend a training session or workshop. Cost of leasing a space to rent to complete administrative, professional, or other nutrition training activities is an allowable expense in accordance with 2 CFR Part 200.465.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
State agencies applying for a FY 2024 Team Nutrition Training Grants for Meal Pattern Modernization and Retention and Mentorship Opportunities may request up to $800,000 in funding for use during a thirty-six-month grant period of performance.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: The FY 2024 Team Nutrition Training Grants for Meal Pattern Modernization and Retention and Mentorship Opportunities assisted State agencies in building capacity for implementation of the Final Rule, Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and addressing residual COVID-19 effects on staff retention in school meal programs.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Team Nutrition Grants (10.574) awarded $27.9 million across 50 grant awards, an average of $558,110 per award.
Who usually wins
Almost all of the money went to state and local governments.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 50 | $27.9 million | 100% |
By state
12 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 4 | $3.0 million |
| Michigan | 4 | $2.3 million |
| Virginia | 3 | $2.0 million |
| Montana | 3 | $1.9 million |
| Minnesota | 3 | $1.8 million |
| Texas | 3 | $1.7 million |
| Nebraska | 2 | $1.3 million |
| North Dakota | 2 | $1.3 million |
| Louisiana | 2 | $1.3 million |
| Wisconsin | 2 | $1.2 million |
| California | 2 | $1.2 million |
| Iowa | 2 | $1.1 million |
| Alabama | 1 | $978,374 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | $932,484 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | $807,646 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | $800,000 |
| Wyoming | 1 | $800,000 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $799,206 |
| Colorado | 1 | $757,817 |
| Indiana | 1 | $430,150 |
| Maryland | 1 | $300,000 |
| Hawaii | 1 | $296,409 |
| Guam | 1 | $282,856 |
| Florida | 1 | $248,380 |
| Kansas | 1 | $210,716 |
| Arizona | 1 | $157,019 |
| Georgia | 1 | $122,095 |
| Illinois | 1 | $84,411 |
| North Carolina | 1 | $159 |