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Grant Opportunities

Overview

Project Bread offers a variety of funding opportunities for anti-hunger organizations and food assistance providers in Massachusetts throughout the year to further our shared mission. We also share relevant grant opportunities from external organizations to further assist our child nutrition partners.

Check back for opportunities, as this page is updated regularly.

Current Funding Opportunities

Funding and grant opportunities from Project Bread.

Project Bread is pleased to offer a grant opportunity for Massachusetts Summer Food Service Program sponsors to support increased participation and quality of the Summer Eats Program for the 2024 season.

Eligibility

  • In 2024, Project Bread’s Summer Eats Grant Program is open to any new* or existing Summer Food Service Program sponsor operating open sites in Massachusetts. (*If you will apply to become a new sponsor through DESE for summer 2024, you are eligible for this grant.)
  • Sponsors must commit to operate one or more open sites to be eligible. Sponsors that operate solely closed sites are not eligible for the grant program.
  • While individual sites are not eligible to apply, we strongly encourage sponsors to work with current and potential sites to develop grant proposals that best meet the needs of their communities.

Award Range

Summer Eats sponsors are eligible for expansion grants of up to $10,000, depending on the number of open sites you will operate, and the proposed scope of work and impact.

Application Process and Deadline

  • All applications must be submitted by March 31, 2024. Complete and accurate application materials must be received by the deadline to be considered for funding.
  • Applicants that have not recently or previously applied to Project Bread’s Child Nutrition Grant Programs are strongly encouraged to apply.

 

Application open! APPLY HERE!

 

 

Additional Opportunities

Funding and grant opportunities from external organizations.

The purpose of this State-funded Targeted grant program is to encourage new and existing Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) sponsors to increase participation in the program by serving more children per day, increasing total meals served, extending the length of the SFSP, and/or creating new sites. The creation of new sites will increase program availability to participants not currently receiving program services. This is solely a planning and sustainability grant.

Eligibility

New and existing Summer Food Service Program sponsors, including School Food Authorities, government and community-based organizations may apply. Applicants proposing sites serving a significant low-income population shall receive priority consideration.

Award Range

Approximately $505,456 is available for schools and districts in chronically underperforming status. The funds are prioritized for new and existing sponsors with sites located in the vicinity of districts with a minimum of 50% of students who are eligible for free or reduced price meals. Existing sponsors must request funding using FY23 June, July or August Sponsor claim data for meals served. The maximum funding request is based on the highest total number of first meals served during selected month in summer 2023. New SFSP sponsors must make a reasonable estimate of number of meals to be served monthly.

Application Process and Deadline

  • Due - Friday, March 15, 2024
  • Proposals must be submitted through EdGrants

To apply/ for more detail, please see the RFP on DESE's website

New England Dairy is pleased to provide funding from New England dairy farmers to eligible schools in CT, MA, NH, RI, & VT.

Eligibility

Funding is available to support expansion of summer meals programs each spring. Allowable costs include equipment such as insulated cooler bags and ice sheets, portable milk cooler, and partial funding for vehicle wraps.

Application Process and Deadline

Now accepting applications for funding deadline: March 15, 2024

To apply/ for more information please visit the School Grant's page on the New England Dairy website.

Project Bread Funding Opportunities

Apply for Funding

Applications for Project Bread funding oportunities are submitted and reviewed in our Online Community Grant Portal. If you have never requested funding from Project Bread using this portal, you will need to set up an account as a "New Applicant." Before applying, please carefully read the instructions below:

How to start a new application

  1. Review the funding opportunities and follow the link provided to the onilne grant application. 
  2. New to Project Bread's Online Community Grant Portal? Set up an account as a "New Applicant" or login using your credentials. 
  3. Complete and submit or use the "Save and Finish Later" feature, You can return to your application at any time to complete it, following the below instructions. 

How to return to a saved application

  1. Do not go back to the application link in the accordions, this will start a new application. 
  2. Go to My Account Page to access your previously started application. 
  3. Don't see the application you started? On the right-hand side of the screen, a drop-down menu says "Show". Select "In Progress Applications" from the drop-down menu (not "Submitted Applications"). 

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