No Kid Hungry is committed to addressing the systemic and structural health, social, and economic inequities that disproportionately impact historically under-resourced communities. No Kid Hungry will prioritize funding school districts impacting the following communities:

• Communities where 50% or more of the population identifies as Black, Latino, Indigenous Peoples, Asian, Hawaiian Native or Pacific Islander
• Rural and urban communities where schools/school districts face unique challenges in addressing hunger
• Communities experiencing extreme economic hardship, determined through multiple data points 
• Communities where members experience intersecting social and environmental inequities

Please visit the No Kid Hungry website to learn more about No Kid Hungry’s grantmaking beliefs and values, as well as how No Kid Hungry prioritizes grant funds.

Funds will be prioritized to support applications with a strong and sustainable plan for maximizing participation in the child nutrition programs and/or leveraging other programs to combat food insecurity such as emergency food programs, student and family outreach and engagement, and federal nutrition program enrollment. Share Our Strength’s goal is to support school districts in increasing school meal access and realizing breakfast and lunch participation that matches or exceeds pre-Covid-19 participation. 

Funds are intended to support school districts in having the adaptability to meet the changing needs of students and families. Strategies may include: 

• Ensuring maximum student participation and improving meal quality in federal nutrition programs. 
• Promoting awareness of meal availability to students and families, especially for free and reduced-price eligible students
• Promoting and supporting enrollment of SNAP, WIC and Pandemic-EBT programs as well as the Child Tax Credit.
• Supporting partnerships with other school districts and/or local community-based organizations to increase access to meal programs.

Budget requests may include:

• Meal service supplies and equipment. 
• Costs of hiring additional staff positions, increasing hours for existing staff, and providing incentives for staff retention, recruitment and training.
• Technology requests, including point of service machines. 
• Cleaning supplies/equipment, including hand washing stations and PPE.
• Program outreach, benefit enrollment assistance (SNAP, WIC, etc.), and marketing costs.
• Transportation costs associated with meal delivery such as refrigerated trucks or fuel.
• Additional expenses as needed.

Applicants will be required to provide the following information:  

• Reporting and authorized signature contact information.
• Demographic information such as estimated free and reduced eligibility and service locale.
• Information about your current and planned food and nutrition programs during the grant year.     
• Detailed description of grant funding program objectives.
• Detailed budget of anticipated use of funding.
• Demographic makeup of your organization’s leadership, board, staff, and volunteers.

To Get Started on Your Application:

1. Log into or create an account for the No Kid Hungry Grants Portal at https://nokidhungry.force.com. Please do not use Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge when registering or working within the portal.
2. To create a new account, click “New User.”
3. After you have logged into the No Kid Hungry Grants Portal, click “Start a New Application” on the Home page.
4. Input the following access code to gain access to the application: INCommunityNutrition2023. Click “Start Application” to begin.
5. Be sure to input all required answers and save frequently as you are inputting information.
6. Once all questions are completed, click “Review Application.”
7. Download your application as a PDF and then click “Submit.”

Sample Application:

To view a sample application, please click here.