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Healthy Meals Incentives Recognition Awards

Link
View Program Website
Sponsors
Action for Healthy Kids, U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Deadlines
Jun 30, 2025
Contact

awards@healthymealsincentives.org

Purpose

Healthy Meals Incentives Recognition Awards recognize innovative practices, student and community engagement activities, and strategies that School Food Authorities (SFAs) have used to improve the nutritional quality of school meals.

Awards include:

  • Breakfast Trailblazer
  • Small and/or Rural SFA Breakfast Trailblazer
  • Lunch Trailblazer
  • Small and/or Rural SFA Lunch Trailblazer
  • Innovative School Lunch Makeover
  • Innovation in the Cultural Diversity of School Meals
  • Innovation in the Preparation of School Meals
  • Innovation in Nutrition Education
Eligibility

SFAs are eligible to apply for the Recognition Awards if they participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and/or School Breakfast Program (SBP) in the contiguous United States, Hawaii, Alaska, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, or the United States Virgin Islands.

Geographic coverage
Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Amount of funding

Award benefits:

  • Complimentary registration and travel stipend to attend an exclusive national Healthy Meals Summit in Las Vegas
  • Recognition on program and partner websites
  • National and local recognition and media opportunities
  • Opportunity to network with other awardees
  • Awardee toolkit with promotional resources
Application process

Choose the appropriate award criteria, blank application, and webinar information from the program website.

Submit using the online application portal.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis between June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2025. Applicants will receive notifications regarding their award status within two calendar months from the end of the month in which they submitted their application.

Tagged as
Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Leadership · Schools

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