FY 2026 Team Nutrition Training Grants
Status: Forecasted
Posted date: July 1, 2026
Archive date: August 30, 2026
Close date: July 31, 2026
Opportunity ID: 363026
Opportunity number: USDA-FNA-2026-TNTG
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: Food and Nutrition Service
Agency code: USDA-FNS1
Award floor: $500,000
Award ceiling: $1,000,000
Cost sharing required: No
Funding Instrument Types
- Grant
Category of Funding Activity
- Agriculture
- Food and Nutrition
Eligible Applicants
- State governments
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
- agency_code:usda_fns1
- category_of_funding_activity:agriculture
- category_of_funding_activity:food_and_nutrition
- cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
- eligible_applicants:state_governments
- funding_instrument_type:grant
- opportunity_category:discretionary
- status:forecasted
The goal of the FY 2026 Team Nutrition Training Grant: Growing Healthier Futures is to enhance training for child nutrition professionals to improve meal quality, support wellness policies and nutrition education that emphasize whole, minimally processed foods, and build sustainable infrastructure for NSLP, SBP, SFSP, and CACFP program operators. Applicants have the option of selecting one of the two objectives below. Applicants must select only one (1) grant objective. Grant Objective #1: Deliver training and technical assistance to child nutrition professionals in the School Meals Programs to improve meal planning and preparation in line with the Dietary Guidelines, while promoting nutrition education and fostering healthy school environments that support nutritious food choices and active lifestyles. Proposals must focus on all three (3) School Meals Programs: NSLP, SBP and SFSP. Grant Objective #2: Provide training, mentorship, and technical assistance to CACFP providers to enhance meal planning and preparation for children and adults, while delivering nutrition education through multiple channels and promoting healthy food environments at CACFP sites.