Grant Strategy
Applying for a Grant
Our Strategy:
Currently, a primary focus of our efforts to end childhood hunger is our state and city-based No Kid Hungry® campaigns in a growing number of locations across the country. These campaigns bring together key groups from the private and public sectors to create sustainable partnerships that are working together to fight childhood hunger. Click here to learn more about our work to end childhood hunger in the states»
In addition to these place-based partnerships, Share Our Strength continues to build on our nationwide work to end childhood hunger through our No Kid Hungry grants. Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry grants utilize funds raised through our Great American Bake Sale®, Dine Out for No Kid Hungry™, and other sources to support innovative programs that help improve children’s access to vital ongoing programs that can help address hunger.
Our Programmatic Priorities:
Share Our Strength awards grants to nonprofit organizations, schools, and other eligible organizations who are involved in the following activities:
- Increasing access to afterschool snack and meal programs, or child care programs, supported through the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
- Increasing access to summer meals programs supported through the Summer Food Service Program or the National School Lunch "Seamless Summer" Program
- Educating and enrolling more eligible families in SNAP/WIC
- Increasing the availability of Universal School Breakfast through alternative models such as in-classroom breakfast and grab-n-go.
- Advocacy around any of the above anti-hunger issues.
Average Grant Size: $5,000 - $10,000
Process:
Organizations that have received grants from us within the past two years will be automatically notified of available grant opportunities. For all others, we ask that you please submit a Letter of Inquiry. The letter should be:
- no more than 2 pages (1 page is preferred)
- describe how your proposed program will help increase access to the programs outlined in our program priorities
- email the letter to grants@strength.org, with the subject line "NKH proposal - name of organization - program" (i.e. summer, afterschool, SNAP, etc.)
Notification: We will notify you within 1-2 weeks if we will be inviting a full proposal.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q. How often do you make grants?
A. Typically we call for proposals two times per year. Once in the spring, for funding for summer meals programs, and once in the early summer for all of our other program priorities. We accept letters of inquiry at any time, and will notify any eligible organizations of the next available grant opportunity.
Q. Can an organization receive more than one grant?
A. If an organization is working on several programs that fall within our grant making priorities, they may apply for more than one grant.
Q. Are there types of food assistance programs that you do not fund with your No Kid Hungry grants?
A. In attempt to maximize our impact we are concentrating our grants on the programs outlined above. We have much more limited funding available for food pantries and soup kitchens looking for funding to purchase food; backpack programs; gardening programs (unless gardening is just one component of a larger program that also relates to our stated priorities); and nutrition education programs that are not affiliated with Cooking Matterstm. (Please click here to learn more about Cooking Matters.) Please know that we understand the need for these kinds programs as part of a comprehensive solution to childhood hunger, but our ability to fund these types of programs is more limited. Please be aware of this if you choose to submit a letter of inquiry for one of these types of programs.
Q. If we have an afterschool/summer program that is not participating in the federal reimbursement programs like CACFP and/or SFSP, are we eligible to apply for a grant?
A. To help ensure long-term sustainability, our grant funds focus on helping organizations maximize access to these federal programs. You may request a grant for additional staff support or other resources you may need to help your organization get started with participating in these programs. If you are interested in learning more about how your organization can participate in these programs, we can direct you to some useful resources.
Q. What types of expenses are allowed?
A. We have no specific limitations on what type of expenses are allowed. Eligible expenses may include, but are not limited to, staff, equipment, promotional materials, transportation, or other expenses that will help you expand the capacity of your current program or start a new program.
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