GRANTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
No Kid Hungry Missouri offers three different areas for grants and opportunities: Breakfast Grants, Afterschool Grants, and Summer Grants. Learn more about each of these grants below, as well as the grants and opportunities currently available.
If your organization has a grant or funding opportunity that would benefit Missouri organizations who are using the USDA reimbursable meals service for children, contact No Kid Hungry Missouri.
SUMMER GRANTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Funding Opportunity
No Kid Hungry Missouri, a project of the Missouri Family and Community Trust (MOFACT), the University
of Missouri Center for Health Policy invites organizations to apply for funding in support of efforts to
feed children in low-income areas in our state.
Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded to organizations seeking to increase access to summer meals
supported by the USDA’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) or the Seamless Summer Option (SSO).
(Please refer to the “project priorities” section below)
Eligibility
Qualified applicants must:
- Be a school or a nonprofit organization serving a low-income area;
- Plan to serve free meals to children by participating in the SFSP or SSO in Summer 2024;
- Plan to serve SFSP or SSO meals and/or snacks during the summer out-of-school time (after summer school and before the start of the fall term, generally from July 1 to mid-August). Service may begin earlier and/or continue after this time period;
- Be in good standing with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) or the Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (DESE);
- Be based in Missouri; and
- Complete and submit this application no later than 4 pm CST March 8, 2024
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Examples of activities supported by this grant
- A school working with a local summer camp to provide nutritious meals for children in July and
early August. - A food bank teaming up with the local library to serve free meals for kids during the day
- A hospital cafeteria serving free meals to patients and family members 18 and younger
- A summer camp serving even more kids by adding a site in a new park in their county
- A nonprofit organization investing in additional equipment to offer meal service for extended hours to children at city parks.
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Key Application Dates
Open Date: Feb 7, 2024
Virtual Informational Webinar: Thursday, Feb 22 at 1 p.m. (Register here)
Close Date: March 8, 2024 at 4 p.m. CST
For more information about this opportunity, view or download NKH-MO-Summer-2024-FOA
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