INCREASING SCHOOL BREAKFAST OPPORTUNITIES IN 2025 AND 2026
No Kid Hungry Missouri is inviting schools to apply for grants up to $5,000 to increase participation in breakfast programs for children. As part of the application, applicants will be asked for a list of proposed items to purchase. Note that we may approve all, some, or none of the items requested. Please read the full grant opportunity application to find examples of items granted in the past as well as a list of items the grant will not fund.
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Eligibility
Qualified applicants must:
- Be a school serving children in low-income areas through participation in the national school breakfast program during school year 2025-2026;
- Be in good standing with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (Food and Nutrition Services);
- Complete and submit the application no later than 5 p.m. CST on May 12, 2025.
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Key Application Dates
- A sustainable increase in breakfast meals served to children
- Increased food security for vulnerable communities in Missouri
This project also prioritizes applications from organizations that have not been awarded NKH grants in the past. However, past awardees will be considered.
Non-traditional school breakfast service models
Giving students more opportunities to eat breakfast at school makes sense. While there are several approaches to this work, schools may consider implementing one of three approaches/service models from Share Our Strenth.
They include:
Applications may use one or a combination of the above approaches. Applicants who can describe their plan in detail and with consideration to how they will encourage more students to eat school breakfast will be strongly considered for funding.
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Key Application Dates
- Open Date: April 11, 2025
- Optional webinar for applicants (Q&A): Wednesday, April 23 at 1 p.m. CST (Register here)
- Complete and submit this application no later than 5 p.m. CST on May 12, 2025
Have questions? Please contact Program Manager Jeremy Milarsky at jeremy.milarsky@health.missouri.edu or Program Manager Kimberley Sprenger at kimberley.sprenger@health.missouri.edu