Assistance Listing 10.579
Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability
Department of Agriculture · Food and Nutrition Service
Assistance Listing 10.579, “Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability,” is a federal program administered by Department of Agriculture. It provides cooperative agreement and grant assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 1 closed opportunities under this listing.
Program objective
National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Equipment Assistance Grants are competitively awarded subgrants to local educational agencies and schools to purchase equipment, with a value of greater than $1,000, needed to serve healthier meals, improve food safety, and to help support the establishment, maintenance, or expansion of the School Breakfast Program. Direct Certification Improvement Grants are awarded to assist States agencies in improving their direct certification processes and rates. Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children demonstrations develop and test innovative methods of providing access to food for children during the summer months when schools are not in regular session to reduce or eliminate the food insecurity and hunger of children, and improve the nutritional status of children. Participating States and Tribal Nations provide Summer EBT food benefits on debit cards to eligible low-income families with school-age children during the summer months, giving them more resources to use at retail food stores. Healthy Meals Incentives Recognition Awards and Sub-Grants for School Food Authorities is a cooperative agreement between USDA and Action for Healthy Kids to improve the nutritional quality of school meals. Healthy Meals Incentives Initiative Supplemental Marketing and Communications is a cooperative agreement between USDA and Action for Healthy Kids to implement marketing and communications efforts to foster the sharing of best practices among School Food Authorities across the country as they implement the school meal standards in the Final Rule titled, “Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 202-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.” Healthy Meals Incentives Initiative Spring 2024 Healthy Meals Summit was a cooperative agreement between USDA and Action for Healthy Kids to convene Healthy Meals Incentives small and rural grantees to discuss grant projects and share innovative ideas for improving the nutritional quality of school meals.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Current opportunities under 10.579
No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.
Eligible applicants (program level)
- Department or Agency of a U.S. State Government
- Nonprofit Organization
- Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
- School District
- Department or Agency of a U.S. Territorial Government
Agencies participating in the school meals programs, 501c3 organizations.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Reported obligations by fiscal year
Historical data · not a predictionRange and average of financial assistance (from the listing): For FY 2023, the Healthy Meals Incentives (HMI) Recognition Awards and Sub-Grants for School Food Authorities Cooperative Agreement awarded $46,881,200. The HMI School Food System Transformation Cooperative Agreement awarded $50,000,000. $1,100,195 was awarded for the Spring 2024 Healthy Meals Summit. For FY 2024, $1,742,478 was awarded for the Supplemental Marketing and Communications for HMI. For FY 2024, the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Equipment Assistance Grants ranged from $10,511 to $1,146,825; the grant average was $185,185. For FY 2019, the Administrative Review and Training Grants awarded $8.5 million for oversight and training. There are two types of awards: ART Planning Grants for awards up to $150,000 with grant periods of up to one year; and ART Implementation Grants for awards up to $3,000,000 with grant periods of one to three years. For FY 2022, FNS awarded one School Breakfast Expansion Grant for a total of $2M to Puerto Rico. For FY 2023, FNS awarded three School Breakfast Expansion Grants to Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. For FY 2018, there were three Direct Certification Grants awarded ranging from $86,160 to $970,580. Grant average was $670,475. For Summer EBT in FY19, $31 million was awarded to four grantees for three summers of project implementation. Grants ranged from $3 million to $15 million.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 10.579. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.Recently closed under 10.579
| Opportunity | Status | Award range | Closes | ALN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
USDA-FNS-CN-EAG-FY26Food and Nutrition Service | Closed | $25K – $2.36M | May 28, 2026 | 10.579 |
Frequently asked questions
What is ALN 10.579?
10.579 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
Who can apply under ALN 10.579?
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Department or Agency of a U.S. State Government, Nonprofit Organization, Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government, School District and Department or Agency of a U.S. Territorial Government. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.