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School Breakfast Program (SBP)

 
Program
web site		 http://www.fns.usda.gov/CND/Breakfast/
Sponsor USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Deadlines Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Purpose The School Breakfast Program (SBP) provides cash assistance to States to operate nonprofit breakfast programs in schools and residential childcare institutions.

Any child at a participating school may purchase a meal through the School Breakfast Program. Children from families with incomes at or below 130 percent of the Federal poverty level are eligible for free meals. Those with incomes between 130 percent and 185 percent of the poverty level are eligible for reduced-price meals. (For the period July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009, 130 percent of the poverty level is $27,560 for a family of four; 185 percent is $39,220.) Children from families over 185 percent of poverty pay full price, though their meals are still subsidized to some extent.
Eligibility Generally, public or nonprofit private schools of high school grade or under and public or nonprofit private residential child care institutions may participate in the School Breakfast Program.
Geographic
coverage		 Nationwide
Amount of
funding		 See Program web site for details.
Application
process		 See Program web site for application information.
 

For more information contact:
For information on the operation of the School Breakfast Program and all the Child Nutrition Programs, contact the State agency in your state that is responsible for the administration of the programs. A listing of all State agencies may be found at http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd, select "Contact Us", then select "Child Nutrition - School Meal Programs". You may also contact us through the office of USDA, Food and Nutrition Service, Public Information Staff at 703-305-2286, or by mail at 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 914, Alexandria, Virginia 22302.

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.