School Breakfast Program

More than 8.1 million children across the United States start their day with the School Breakfast Program, a Federal program that provides States with cash assistance for non-profit breakfast programs in schools and residential child care institutions.

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Wisconsin School Breakfast Challenge

Kohl Breakfast Start Up and Participation Improvement Grants

Senator Herbert Kohl has come through for Wisconsin's children once again by sponsoring legislation for start-up and participation improvement school breakfast grants. The purpose of the grants is to increase the number of children with access to morning nutrition. The grant applications and instructions will be posted to our website by Tuesday, June 9, 2009. Applications are due at DPI on Monday, July 20, 2009. Applications received after that date MAY NOT be considered for funding.

• Application Materials
  
  
  • Implementation/Start Up Grant
    1. Instructions for Completing the Breakfast Start Up Grant Application - Please print and read when completing the application
    2. Breakfast Start Up Grant Application (PI- 6053A)
  
  
  • Performance Improvement/Enhancement Grant
    1. Instructions for Completing the Breakfast Enhancement Application - Please print and read when completing the application
    2. Breakfast Enhancement Grant Application (PI-6053B)
  
  
  
• May 20, 2009 School Nutrition Team Mailing - Announcing: Grant Opportunity for the 2009-2010 School Year for Start-up and Participation Improvement Funding for the School Breakfast Program
• Nutrition Enhancement - School Breakfast Grant
• Recipients School Year 2008-2009

Starting a School Breakfast Program

• Why Serve Breakfast
• School Breakfast 101
• School Breakfast Program Cost/Benefit Analysis: Achieving a profitable SBP 2007
  UW Extension, Family Living Program, with Cost Analysis Spreadsheets
• USDA - Discover School Breakfast Toolkit - This toolkit has tips and information on designing a marketing plan, financial planning, surveys, flyers, brochures, posters and other promotional pieces.
• To sign your school up for this program or for more information contact Jessica Sharkus, (608) 266-2416.

Financial, Counting & Claiming

Menu Planning & Meals

Resources

Related Links

School Breakfast Program Enrollment and Participation Report

This data report provides district level information regarding enrollment and approved free and reduced price applications. The report also provides meal participation data by free/ reduced price and paid categories.

• October 2008
• October 2007
• October 2006

Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) Report

2008 School Breakfast Scorecard: This FRAC report presents state-by-state School Breakfast and Lunch participation data for the 2007-2008 school year and the national rankings of each state.

2007 School Breakfast Scorecard: This FRAC report presents state-by-state School Breakfast and Lunch participation data for the 2006-2007 school year and the national rankings of each state.

• Talking Points to assist with interpretations of the 2007 FRAC report.
• State Superintendent's Web Message - Report praises Wisconsin's school breakfast growth, December 17, 2007

2006 School Breakfast Scorecard: This Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) report presents state-by-state School Breakfast and Lunch participation data for the last two school years (2004-2005 and 2005-2006) and the national rankings of each state.

For questions about this information, contact Julie A. Cox (608) 267-9206

Last updated on 6/9/2009 8:24:42 AM