Funding by Topic: Food and hunger

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information. You can also browse a list of inactive funding programs.

National Funding Programs

Disaster Resilience for Rural Communities
Funding to initiate new research to understand the factors and conditions which result in resiliency in communities and families.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Jan 20, 2010
    Sponsor: USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service

Do Something Feed the Need Program
Do Something invites young people to conduct food drives in their schools and local communities.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Dec 15, 2009
    Sponsor: Do Something

General Mills Champions for Healthy Kids Grant Program
Grants for programs to encourage communities to improve the eating and physical activity patterns of young people.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Jan 15, 2010
    Sponsor: General Mills Foundation

National School Lunch/After School Snack Program
Funding to provide nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: USDA Food and Nutrition Service

School Breakfast Program (SBP)
Provides cash assistance to States to operate nonprofit breakfast programs in schools and residential childcare institutions.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: USDA Food and Nutrition Service

Special Milk Program
A program that provides milk to children in schools, child care institutions and eligible camps that do not participate in other Federal child nutrition meal service programs.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: USDA Food and Nutrition Service

Summer Food Service Program
Funding to provide free, nutritious meals and snacks to help children in low-income areas get the nutrition they need during the summer months.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture

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