School Staff Resources

Important Dates

• January Grants due: Farm to school & PLANTS
• March 1  Summer Sponsor Application Open
• April 15  CEP Eligibility Data (ISP) captured for previous school year
• May 10    Summer Sponsor Application close
• June 30  Deadline for schools to apply for CEP for next school year

Available Grants

• Farm to School
  • Matching support of at least 25%.
• Partnerships for Local Agriculture (PLANTS)
• OPI Grant
• Grant Application Tips

Mentorship

• Lunchline email listserv
  • Email Erin.Turner@mt.gov to join
• OPI: Find your Regional Specialist 
  • Use this link, scroll to the bottom, and under Quicklinks select “Find Your Regional Specialist”
• Mentorship: Sign Up (mentors and mentees)
• Webinar Wednesdays
• OPI Recordings

Food Resources

• SNAP – Federal Program
• Summer EBT – Federal Program
• BackPack – MFBN Program
• School Pantry – MFBN Program

Paperwork

• MAPS (Montana Agreement and Payment System)
• OPI School Nutrition System Login
• OPI Free and Reduced Price Meals Application

Meals & Recipes

• Recipes: Lunchbox, Traditional Foods, Breakfast
• How to Standardize Recipes
• Reimbursable Breakfast and Lunch Patterns
• Scaling Recipes Tool
• Crediting Traditional Foods

Buying Local

• Harvest of the Month Registration
• Montana Marinara Project
• Montana Apples
• Team Nutrition Farm to School
  • Jay Stagg – jay.stagg@montana.edu

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