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Grants in Your Corner How Grants Impact Teams
A re you looking for ways to enhance your team’s culinary skills? Then you need to consider applying for grant funding to help obtain these goals. Grants are in your corner to improve your dedicated staff members’ knowl - edge and skills. The types of grants that are ideal for team building goals come from your community and state workforce devel- opment agency. Within your commu- nity, consider Community Foundation opportunities or local businesses, such as banks, universities, and healthcare facilities. For Community Foundation grants, most likely your school district will have a connection to these opportu- nities. Typically, the larger organizations do have a budget set aside each year to benefit the local community in which they serve. Workforce development agency oppor- tunities are based on each state’s prior- ities. Therefore, check with your state’s agency to see which opportunities can assist your team. As you begin searching for these op- portunities, start a relationship with the local organizations by inviting them to attend a special event or school meal. Relationship building is key to under- standing opportunities as well as align-
ing with partners on a common goal - positively impacting the community. If you are burdened by grant writing, hire Westercamp Consulting LLC, we have years of experience helping many school districts just like you.
Westercamp Consulting is an expert at crafting the narrative, including all needed expenses in the budget, and much more so you can focus on op- erating a successful school nutrition program.
Check out these current grant opportunities!
Carton Council Funding Idea: Expand on Current Sustainability Efforts with Carton Recycling Deadline: May 31, 2025 APPLY HERE Kroger Community Grants Funding Idea: School Food Pantry or Summer Meals Deadline: Accepted All Year APPLY HERE Wal-Mart Spark Good Local Grants Funding Idea: School Food Pantry or Supper Meals Deadline: Accepted All Year APPLY HERE Toshiba Funding Idea: Pair with Farm to School Efforts Deadline: October 1st of each year APPLY HERE
Cliff Family Foundation Funding Idea: Wellness or Sustainability Initiatives Deadlines: March 1st and August 1st of each year APPLY HERE The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation Funding Idea: Farm to School Programming Deadline: Accepted All Year APPLY HERE
The Lunch Box Funding Topic: Salad Bars Deadline: Accepted All Year APPLY HERE
No Kid Hungry Funding Topic: School Breakfast Program and/or Summer Feeding Programs utilizing Non-Congregate Sites Deadline: Accepted All Year APPLY HERE
Tarrah Westercamp | Westercamp Consulting LLC Tarrah is owner of Westercamp Consulting LLC helping school districts and organizations reach more students with healthy meals and innovative programming. Tarrah is a Registered Dietitian with over a decade of experience in child nutrition programs encompassing USDA regulations, meal pattern requirements, school food service operations, obtaining stakeholder buy-in, and innovative implementation strategies to increase meal access to students. Tarrah holds a master’s degree in food and nutrition from Ball State University. In her free time, Tarrah enjoys spending time with her husband, John, traveling, cooking, and sipping hazelnut iced coffee.
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