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

2010 Healthy Sprouts Awards
These awards recognize and support youth gardening programs that provide education about the environment, nutrition, and hunger issues in the United States.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Oct 1, 2010
    Sponsor: Gardener's Supply

Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program
Grants to enhance community food projects that meet a variety of needs for low-income people and their communities.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Nov 27, 2010
    Sponsor: USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture

ConAgra Foods Foundation Grants
The Foundation's major commitment is fighting child hunger and to improve the quality of life in communities where ConAgra Foods employees work and live.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide, only in areas of company operations.
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: ConAgra Foods

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

Peoples Garden School Pilot Program
applications to enter into a cooperative agreement for the purposes of awarding grants to develop and run community gardens at eligible high-poverty schools and a variety of other activities.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Nov 8, 2010
    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

State and Regional Funding Programs

Jewel-Osco 2009 Hunger Relief Grant Program
Grants to qualified food pantry programs and community soup kitchens to apply for capacity-building funding.
    Geographic Coverage: Illinois and Indiana
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

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