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Grant Opportunities

Dear School Personnel and Interested Parties,                           January 22, 2010 

 
The Montana Team Nutrition (MTN) Program announces a competitive grant opportunity in support of school wellness policy implementation efforts.  With funds from the 2009 USDA Team Nutrition Training Grant, the Montana Office of Public Instruction will award ten $5,000 mini grants to school districts that participate in the National School Lunch and/or Breakfast Programs throughout Montana.
 This School Wellness Policy In Action Mini Grant is being offered in response to the need for increased support for school wellness policy implementation at the local level.  The purpose of the grant is to support the creation of sustainable healthy school nutrition environments. Grant goals are a) to partially fund a school wellness coordinator to direct wellness activities; or b) to carry out action steps of school wellness policy implementation plans.
 
A total of $50,000 for mini-grants (up to $5,000 each) will be awarded to school districts through a competitive process. See the attached grant application information for details.  
Please share this letter and mini grant application with administrators or school personnel. 
The application must be received by March 5, 2010.
 An electronic version of this application is available at the Office of Public Instruction, School Nutrition Programs Web site at http://www.opi.mt.gov/schoolfood/grants.html.
 If you would like a copy of the mini grant files in MS Word format, please contact Katie Bark.
 
There will be two opportunities for technical assistance through conference calls on February 2 and 9, 2010 at 4:00 p.m.. Preregistration is required for these calls. To prepregister, email your name, email address and telephone number to maryann.harris@montana.edu