Nutrition Services Division Management Bulletin SNP-04-2007R |
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Policy |
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Beneficial Information |
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| To: Public School Districts, direct Funded Charter Schools, County Superintendent of Schools |
Number: NSD-SNP-04-2007R |
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| Attention: Food Service Director |
Date: October 2007 |
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| Subject: Letter of Intent: Availability of School Breakfast Program and Summer Food Service Program Start-up and Expansion Grants for State Fiscal Year 2007-08 |
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| Reference: California Education Code Section 49550.3 | |||
This Management Bulletin announces the availability of the School Breakfast Program (SBP) and Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Start-up and Expansion Grants for the 2007-2008 State fiscal year. California Education Code Section 49550.3 authorizes the California Department of Education (CDE) to award competitive grants of up to $15,000 per site for nonrecurring expenses incurred in initiating or expanding an SBP or SFSP. The Governor’s 2007-08 Budget authorized $1,017,000 for SBP and SFSP grant awards. The number of awards made is contingent upon the number of sites and the amount of funding requested per site. These grants are available to school districts, direct-funded charter schools, and county offices of education (COE) only. Other agencies participating in or interested in becoming a sponsor of the SBP are currently not eligible.
- Start-up grants are for the costs associated with starting a SBP or SFSP.
- Expansion grants are for the costs associated with increasing program participation at an existing SBP or SFSP site.
The CDE will provide funding for these grants as long as funds are available. CDE will award the grants on a reimbursement basis. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement for these grants.
School districts, direct-funded charter schools, and COEs may apply for one or both types of grants; however, only one type of grant may be awarded per school site. School districts may apply for a grant for a locally funded charter school that is operating in the National School Lunch Program and/or SBP under the districts agreement with the CDE. Additionally, school districts, charter schools, and COEs operating the Summer Seamless Feeding Option may apply for funding to initiate or expand the SFSP.
Application Deadline
NSD must receive applications on or before November 29, 2007 January 15, 2008 . NSD will not process incomplete, illegible, and/or late applications, and will return such applications to the applicant. NSD cannot accept facsimile and e-mail submissions as applications or placeholders.
Applications may be downloaded from the CDE Web site under Funding Opportunities at http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/ or by contacting Rae Dalimonte, School Nutrition Programs Specialist at 916-445-6775 or 800-952-5609, or via e-mail at rdalimon@cde.ca.gov.
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