Show me the Money Time is Money. So how much time will you “eat up” researching grant opportunities to offset improvements in your foodservice program?

Michael McTaggart, President Quest Food Management Services, Inc. Lorna Riggs Program Manager, Health & Wellness Midwest Dairy Council Becca Hannon, MS, RD, LDN Nutrition Specialist- HealthierUS School Challenge Illinois Nutrition Education & Training (NET) Program

What we will discuss today Types of Grants and Examples of Grants A tool to help you evaluate Grant Opportunities – What’s it going to cost me? – How’s it going to reward me? Discussion of resources and research, questions & comments.

Common Grant Types Support for Purchase of - Property – Construction – Remodeling - Equipment CAPITAL Day to Day Costs for running Nonprofit OPERATING Also known as “Start Up” to jump start a program or project SEED Earmarked funds to support organization where most needed UNRESTRICTED Endowment funds typically permanent source of annual income for operations or project expenses ENDOWMENT

Capital Grant EXAMPLE: As part of your Wellness Initiatives decision to purchase a salad bar for all your schools in your district has been made.

Capital Grant Lorna Riggs From the Midwest Dairy Council

Let’s Fight for Healthier Kids Join the Movement: Fuel Up to Play 60 May 17, 2012

Childhood Obesity: The Solution Begins With Schools America’s schools reach over 55 million kids a day, 200 days a year 30 million school lunches served every day Research shows that good nutrition and physical activity positively affects academic achievement 50% of daily energy intake consumed at school 9

Develop healthy, high-achieving students and schools Secure funding and other opportunities for your school Develop student leadership and foster community involvement Demonstrate your school’s commitment to the broader school community Provide professional development opportunities for staff Why Fuel Up to Play 60?

Fuel Up with Nutrient Rich Foods Get Up and Play 60 Minutes a Day Healthier Kids A Comprehensive Approach

Power of Partners 12 Media Health, Wellness and Government National Football League National Dairy Council and Affiliates Gen YOUth Foundation All 32 NFL Clubs

Program Goals Empower students to make healthy choices Improve the health, academic achievement and long-term well-being of students Make lasting healthy changes at school Provides Tools to Implement existing school wellness efforts

Program Components 14 FuelUptoPlay60.com Incentives and Rewards Student Ambassador Program Youth Challenges Tools and Resources Program Advisors and other Supporters Social Media Competitive School Funding

Nationally the Program Has Achieved: 72,000 + schools (75% of all schools) reaching over 36 million kids 90,000 school stakeholders involved Provided $ 6 million in funding SY In Illinois the Program Has Achieved: 3890 schools reaching 1.9 million kids (73%) 5850 school stakeholders support FUTP 60 Provided $166,000 in funding in SY Snapshot of Impact & Reach 15

For the school year, funding opportunities are available for K-12 schools on the NSLP that are enrolled in Fuel Up to Play 60 Funding is competitive and are awarded based on the quality of the application and the proposed use of funds Up to $4000 per school Funding Available This nationwide funding program can help your school jumpstart and sustain healthy nutrition and physical activity improvements.

Competitive Funds To Support Change: Up to $4000/school Students should become aware of the importance of healthy eating and getting at least 60 minutes a day of physical activity. Students should have greater access to – and should increase their consumption of – nutrient-rich foods, including low-fat and fat-free dairy, fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Students should have more opportunities for and participate more frequently in physical activity in school. You should focus on sustainable changes that will make your school a healthier place.

June 1, 2012 (for SY) October 1, 2012 January 15, 2013 Application Dates for SY

Breakfast in the Classroom Grab and Go Breakfast Fitness Centers Walking clubs Instructors/Trainers Dairy vending Taste tests Intramurals Fruit & Yogurt Smoothies Family Fitness and Fun nights Kickoffs Staff stipends Nutrition Education And much more! Funding Examples

Funding

Enroll school School identifies at least one Program Advisor Support of principal, your school nutrition professional and your P.E. department chair needed Complete the School Wellness Investigation Use the Fuel Up to Play 60 Playbook, & choose a Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Play Identify existing resources – and then pinpoint ways funds from Fuel Up to Play 60 could help you fill the gaps Submit the application! How Does My School Apply for Funds?

Enrolling

Dashboard

Enroll in the program Do you have a program advisor already? Recommend key players; help facilitate the forming of a leadership team for the program Offer your support Get the word out to your school community and colleagues Your leadership -- and your visible, enthusiastic participation- will make a difference. Your Role

Prize packs Equipment Letters of achievement NFL experiences Additional Rewards & Incentives

Programs with Common Goals: Working Together to Achieve Results

Lorna Riggs, Health & Wellness Program Manager MILK (6455) For a contact in your area For More Information:

Operating Grant EXAMPLE: As part of your Wellness Initiatives you decide to go for one of the levels of the HUSSC (Healthier US School Challenge)

HealthierUS School Challenge Recognizing Excellence in School Meals The Illinois NET Program is supported by the Illinois State Board of Education

What is the HealthierUS School Challenge? A recognition program to achieve excellence in nutrition and physical activity A USDA voluntary school nutrition and wellness initiative to improve student health & well-being A team effort to create a healthy school environment

How does it work? Schools must meet or exceed criteria for breakfast and lunch Apply for Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Gold Award of Distinction Certified for 4 years National recognition and prestige Financial award

Why apply? Be recognized as a wellness leader in your community. Improve attendance and decrease disciplinary issues. Increase participation in school breakfast and lunch programs

Be enrolled as a Team Nutrition School Provide students with nutrition education, PE, and opportunities for physical activity Participate in SBP and NSLP Meet required levels of ADP Offer healthy, reimbursable meals and competitive foods What are the basic criteria?

How Can You Help? Support efforts to: integrate nutrition into curriculum, provide quality, structured PE & daily opportunities for physical activity, enhance school meals to meet HUSSC criteria, and create an overall healthy school environment.

Resources USDA Team Nutrition – TeamNutrition.usda.gov National Food Service Management Institute – NFSMI.org

Thank You! USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Why are Grants Like These so Good? It is your responsibility to Bring the Options and the Facts to your Administrative Team and Board. They help us enhance our programs without Legislating at us The decisions remain at the Local Level

Grant Rubric

Keep In Mind - Other Benefits

Brand New $1,200 ASSESSMENT: NEED TOTAL OF 5 UNITS ($6,000 ANTICIPATED COST) TIMEFRAME: BY AUGUST 2012 CAN I QUALIFY FOR MORE THAN 1 UNIT? WHAT ARE THE SPECIFICATIONS/QUALITY OF THE UNIT? QUICK REVIEW OF THE APPLICATION- LENGTH/TIME TO FILL OUT. CAN THIS BE DELEGATED?

Seed Grant EXAMPLE: The Wellness Committee has been given access to a plot of land large enough to plant a garden or trees.

Seed Grant

Lists and Helpful Web Sites

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Know the Rules: Compliance Competitive Procurement and Private Grants for School Food Programs The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently brought to our attention that some school districts may be applying for or participating in grant programs aimed at assisting schools with start-ups or expansions of the Child Nutrition Programs, specifically the School Breakfast and Summer Food Service Programs. The foundations sponsoring the grants are associated with companies that provide goods and services to school meals programs. Review of these grant programs revealed that at least some contain a mandatory purchasing component, requiring recipients to purchase and use a vendor-specified product for a stipulated amount of time. Please be reminded that all school food authorities (SFAs) must comply with the federal procurement requirements set forth in program regulations and must require procurements be conducted in a competitive manner. Due to the proprietary purchasing requirements imposed by these particular grant programs, an SFA would be unable to participate in the grant while adhering to all required program regulations, specifically those addressing procurement activities. SFAs that already received such a grant must take immediate steps to curtail the grant or to ensure that all purchases made because of the grant requirements come only from non-program funding sources. The SFA may not go forward with the grant purchasing requirements using nonprofit school food service account funds. If you have any questions regarding this topic, please contact our office at (800) or via electronic mail at

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