Request for Applications
2025-26 School Breakfast Program (SBP) and Summer Meal Programs (SMP) Grants
Note: The due date for the request for applications has passed. This page is for reference and administration of funding.
Funding is for nonrecurring expenses incurred in initiating or expanding a: (1) SBP, serving students in transitional kindergarten through grade twelve or (2) SMP, serving children and youth eighteen years of age and under during school breaks. School districts, direct-funded charter schools, and county offices of education may apply for grants; however, only one type of grant may be awarded per school site. Private schools, residential childcare institutions, and juvenile detention centers are not eligible.
Program Questions: School Breakfast Grant Team, email: breakfastgrant@cde.ca.gov
Downloading Questions: School Nutrition Programs Specialist, email: breakfastgrant@cde.ca.gov
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| Online Application |
Application for the 2025–26 School Breakfast Program and Summer Meal Programs Start-up and Expansion Grant. The Nutrition Services Division will only accept online applications. |
| Instructions | Grant eligibility, application requirements, and instructions. |
| Budget Sheet (XLSX) | Budget Sheet template for 2025-26. |
| Scoring Criteria | Scoring Criteria form. |
| Good Standing Status | Includes the criteria that the California Department of Education will consider in determining an agency's good standing status. |
| Grant Appeal Procedures | Instructions for applicants that wish to appeal a grant award decision. |
Assurances and Certifications
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| General Assurances and Certifications | Required of applicants and grantees as a condition of receiving funds. Applicants do not need to sign and return the general assurances and certification with the application; instead, they must download them and keep them on file to be available for compliance reviews, complaint investigations, or audits. Applicants that participate in the Consolidated Application (ConApp) should already have a copy of the general assurances and certifications on file and do not need to keep a separate copy. Program-specific assurances are not included here and should be listed separately on the Request for Application (RFA). |
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