No Kid Hungry is committed to addressing the systemic and structural health, social, and economic inequities that disproportionately impact historically under-resourced communities. To ensure we are supporting individuals and communities most impacted by these inequities, No Kid Hungry will prioritize funding organizations 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.

Strong consideration will be given to community organizations and government entities providing non-congregate meals in rural communities. Funds will be prioritized to support organizations with a strong and sustainable plan for maximizing participation in the child nutrition programs and federal nutrition program enrollment.

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 the Summer Food
  Service Program (SFSP) through non-congregate meals
• Promoting awareness of non-congregate meal availability to students and families, especially
  for free and reduced-price eligible students.
• Supporting partnerships with school districts and/or other local community-based
  organizations (nonprofit organizations, farmers/food producers, local governments, etc.) to
  implement and increase access to non-congregate meal programs.
• Promoting and supporting enrollment of SNAP, WIC and Pandemic-EBT programs as well as the
  Child Tax Credit. 

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. Visit 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.” If you have previously used the Portal, log into
   your account with those existing credentials.
3. Click “Start a New Application” on the Home page of the No Kid Hungry Grants Portal.
4. Input the following access code to gain access to the application: OHCommunityNutrition2023.
5. Click “Start Application” to begin.
6. Be sure to input all required answers and save frequently as you are inputting
   information.
7. Once all questions are completed, click “Review Application.”
8. Download your application as a PDF and then click “Submit.”

Sample Application:

To view a sample application, please click here.