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.

If you have any questions please contact: Sarah Combs (608)266-7112 or Kelly Williams (608) 267-9276.

• Press Release for School Year 2009-2010

Additional Breakfast Grant Opportunities

• Silent Hero Breakfast Grant

School Breakfast Conferences

• New Approaches to School Breakfast

Starting a School Breakfast Program

• Why Serve Breakfast
• Serving Up a Successful School Breakfast Program - A Guide for School Breakfast Program Implementation, September 2009
• 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

2009 School Breakfast Scorecard: This FRAC report presents state-by-state School Breakfast and Lunch participation data for the 2008-2009 school year and the national rankings of each state.

• School Breakfast in America's Big Cities

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.

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

Last updated on 1/27/2010 11:01:06 AM