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Last year, $215,000 in funding was awarded to 15 organizations.<\/strong> Our grant funding goes to pay for everything from refrigerators to delivery trucks \u2013 whatever schools and communities need to feed kids. Learn more about our grant-making process and how we make decisions<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Using our Grant Impact Map, you can look up communities across the country and see exactly where our support has gone. Click on any icon on the interactive map below to see the name of the school or community group and how our funding went to help their local work. Click here to see the impact map<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n For information on how to apply for the 2026 grant opportunity, please reach out to Marissa Spady at mspady@strength.org<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” animated_gradient_bg=”true” animated_gradient_bg_color_1=”#63c8cc” animated_gradient_bg_color_2=”#ffffff” animated_gradient_bg_speed=”1300″ animated_gradient_bg_blending_mode=”linear” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”center” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” color_overlay=”#63c8cc” color_overlay_2=”#ffffff” overlay_strength=”1″ gradient_direction=”left_b_to_right_t” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” 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RFP<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Interested in applying for a Summer 2025 Grant?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”5″][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular-tilt” button_color=”Accent-Color” color_override=”#f26722″ solid_text_color_override=”#ffffff” icon_family=”none” text=”REVIEW NOW” url=”https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/283504c3b3add96827a4ae4b9\/files\/9281cb16-2b98-1b26-b863-9868c7cd43ce\/Tennessee_Summer_FY25_RFP_Inquiry.01.pdf?mc_cid=65e7163462&mc_eid=c91ea38dbd”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”padding-3-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”left-right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” centered_text=”true” desktop_text_alignment=”center” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” 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learn about this year’s grants.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”5″][nectar_btn size=”small” button_style=”regular-tilt” button_color=”Accent-Color” color_override=”#f26722″ solid_text_color_override=”#ffffff” icon_family=”none” text=”WATCH NOW” url=”#1″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” 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Hungry is committed to addressing the systemic and structural health, social, and economic inequities that impact under-resourced communities.<\/p>\n For all grants, we prioritize grant funds to:<\/span>[\/vc_column_text] Please visit the No Kid Hungry website to learn more about\u00a0No Kid Hungry\u2019s grantmaking beliefs and values<\/a><\/strong>, as well as how\u00a0No Kid Hungry prioritizes grant funds<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Share Our Strength\u2019s goal is to support community-based organizations and school districts in expanding non-congregate options in rural communities<\/strong>. Funds will be prioritized to support applications with a strong and sustainable plan for maximizing participation in summer meal programs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1769710804270{border-color: #f26922 !important;}” text_direction=”default”]\n This year, grant funding will support the <\/span>expansion<\/strong> of non-congregate summer feeding models by providing <\/span>funding to sponsors operating the Summer Food Service Program <\/span>(SFSP) or Seamless Summer Option (SSO) in rural communities. Grant funds will be prioritized for sponsors seeking to expand reach <\/span>of non-congregate meal programs in high-priority communities.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Summer grant strategies may include:<\/span><\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text] Funds are intended to support school districts in implementing non-congregate meal programs this Budget requests may include:<\/p>\n [vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#f26722″ scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13207","page","type-page","status-publish"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nSEE WHO WE’VE FUNDED IN PREVIOUS YEARS” link_href=”https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/tennessee\/our-grantees”]\nMEET OUR GRANTEES <\/span>See Who We’ve Funded in Previous Years<\/span><\/h3>\n[\/split_line_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” disable_element=”yes” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-3-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”left-right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” centered_text=”true” desktop_text_alignment=”center” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color=”#625c58″ background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”10″][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n
GENERAL PRIORITIES<\/span><\/h3>\n
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SUMMER 2026 GRANTING PRIORITIES<\/span><\/h3>\n
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USE OF FUNDS<\/h3>\n
\nsummer. Strategies may include:<\/p>\n\n
\nProgram (SFSP) and Seamless Summer Option (SSO)<\/li>\n
\nfree and reduced-price eligible students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\nincentives for staff retention, recruitment, and training.<\/li>\n