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Overview

Project Bread offers a variety of funding opportunities for anti-hunger organizations and food assistance providers in Massachusetts throughout the year to further our shared mission. We also share relevant grant opportunities from external organizations to further assist our child nutrition partners.

Check back for opportunities, as this page is updated regularly.

Current Funding Opportunities

Funding and grant opportunities from Project Bread.

Overview

This grant program will support schools to design and implement a new (or significantly enhanced) Breakfast After the Bell (BATB) program, in close consultation with Project Bread’s Child Nutrition staff.

Schools should select this option if you would like increased consultation services from Project Bread throughout the grant period to assist with developing and implementing the BATB program, for example:

  • Selecting the right BATB model for your school(s)

  • Planning and implementing your grant project.

  • Overcoming major challenges or barriers to improving your breakfast program.

Award Range & Eligibilty

The opportunity is open to schools with 25% or more students eligible for free-or reduced-price meals who plan to launch or enhance a BATB program in school year 2024-25. Depending on school size, grant awards will range up to $5,000 per school and $12,000 per district.

Grant Process

  • Review the grant program details here. 
  • Applicants are required to have a short phone meeting with a member of Project Bread's Child Nutrition Team prior to submitting your application. Schedule here.

Deadline

Friday, October 25th, 2024 

 

Apply here. 

 

 

Overview

This grant program will support schools to implement a new (or significantly enhanced) BATB program during the 24-25 school year.

Schools should select this option if they have a clear plan developed, know the BATB model(s) (or enhancements) they would like to implement and the items they would like to include in their budget, and do not feel they need much consultation support with their program strategy.  

 (If you are interested in increased consultation support as part of the grant from Project Bread, see the Breakfast After the Bell Collaboration Grant information here.)

Award Range & Eligibilty

The opportunity is open to schools with 25% or more students eligible for free-or reduced-price meals who plan to launch or enhance a BATB program in school year 2024-25. Depending on school size, grant awards will range up to $5,000 per school and $12,000 per district.

Grant Process

  • Review the grant program details here. 
  • Applicants are required to have a short phone meeting with a member of Project Bread's Child Nutrition Team prior to submitting your application. Schedule here.

Deadline

Friday, October 25th, 2024 

 

Apply here. 

Additional Opportunities

Funding and grant opportunities from external organizations.

The Massachusetts FRESH (Farming Reinforces Education and Student Health) Grant is a statewide farm to school and early education grant program. Administered by the Mass. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), MA FRESH is open to schools and districts serving students K-12th grade operating the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), as well as licensed early education programs sponsoring the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).

 

Grant at a Glance

Project activities may include:

  • Growing or procuring local ingredients
  • Educating students, staff, teachers and nutrition professionals about the food system
  • Planning farm field trips or hosting a farmer presentation in your classroom
  • Connecting food system education to the local community and to the availability of local foods served in school or early education meal programs

Projects may be funded through June 30, 2025 with awards of up to $30,000

 

Grant Resources

For more information & assistance with your application, including individual coaching appointments, please visit: www.massfarmtoschool.org/mafresh-grant/

 

Application Dealine: Friday, October 11th

Announcement

New England Dairy are pleased to announce a funding opportunity from New England Dairy Farmers to eligible schools in Massachusetts to support food service needs related to expanding summer or school meal programs or serving new dairy menu items. 

New schools can apply for our turn-key customization station in addition to our other equipment packages! 

Visit NewEnglandDairy.com for the application and more details. 

Deadline 11/8/2024  

Funding for this program is provided by Massachusetts dairy farmers and New England Dairy.

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Project Bread Funding Opportunities

Apply for Funding

Applications for Project Bread funding oportunities are submitted and reviewed in our Online Community Grant Portal. If you have never requested funding from Project Bread using this portal, you will need to set up an account as a "New Applicant." Before applying, please carefully read the instructions below:

Go to Grant Portal

How to start a new application

  1. Review the funding opportunities and follow the link provided to the onilne grant application. 
  2. New to Project Bread's Online Community Grant Portal? Set up an account as a "New Applicant" or login using your credentials. 
  3. Complete and submit or use the "Save and Finish Later" feature, You can return to your application at any time to complete it, following the below instructions. 

How to return to a saved application

  1. Do not go back to the application link in the accordions, this will start a new application. 
  2. Go to My Account Page to access your previously started application. 
  3. Don't see the application you started? On the right-hand side of the screen, a drop-down menu says "Show". Select "In Progress Applications" from the drop-down menu (not "Submitted Applications"). 

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Leverage The Walk for Hunger to Fund Your Work

Learn about our 60/40 fundraising split for anti-hunger partners, "The Commonwealth", and how to form a fundraising team for The Walk for Hunger to fund your own work.

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