Important Dates: 2024
- January Grants due: 12th Farm to school & 22nd PLANTS
- March 1 Summer Sponsor Application Open
- April 15 CEP Eligibility Data (ISP) captured for SY2024-25
- May 10 Summer Sponsor Application close
- June 30 Deadline for schools to apply for CEP
Available Grants
- FY 2024 Farm to School
- Matching support of at least 25%.
- Deadline: Jan 12, 2024
- Partnerships for Local Agriculture (PLANTS)
- Deadline: Jan 22nd, 2024
- Grant Application Tips
Meals & Recipes
- Recipes: Lunchbox, Traditional Foods, Breakfast
- Standardize Recipes: How to
- Reimbursable Breakfast and Lunch Patterns
- Scaling Recipes Tool
- Crediting Traditional Foods
Mentorship
- Lunchline email listserv
- Email Erin.Turner@mt.gov to join
- OPI: Find your Regional Specialist (2023 Map)
- Mentorship: Sign Up (mentors and mentees)
- Webinar Wednesdays: 2022-23 SY Schedule
- OPI Recordings
Buying Local
- Harvest of the Month Registration
- Montana Marinara Project
- Montana Apples
- Team Nutrition Farm to School
- Jay Stagg – jay.stagg@montana.edu
Food Resources
- SNAP – Federal Program
- Summer EBT – Federal Program
- BackPack – MFBN Program
- School Pantry – MFBN Program
Student Participation: How to Increase
- School Breakfast
- Summer Meals
- School Wellness Policy
- Student Feedback (“Tried it, liked it loved it”)
- CEP Facts and Calculator – Federal Program
