Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
May 2026

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

Overview

School Breakfast Grants (Kellogg Partnership)

Funder: Action for Healthy Kids with funding from Kellogg Company and Kellogg Company Fund

Geographic Scope: National

Focus Areas:

  • Piloting or expanding National School Breakfast Programs

  • Increasing access to breakfast for more students

  • Helping students have nutritious start to school day

  • Equipment purchases and program costs

  • Alternative breakfast models: breakfast in classroom, grab 'n go breakfast

  • Overcoming barriers to breakfast access and participation
  • Program Impact (as of 2017-2018):

  • 40 school districts and more than 175 schools funded

  • Since 2009 partnership: 1,744 schools supported

  • Over 23 million new breakfasts served

  • 153,770 hungry/undernourished students reached

  • Average 39% increase in breakfast participation
  • Research-Based Benefits:

  • Children who start day with breakfast do better in school

  • Breakfast kick-starts metabolism, energy, and focus for learning

  • Addresses gap: less than half of lunch participants also participate in breakfast (as of 2016)
  • Kellogg's Breakfasts for Better Days Signature Cause:

  • Global program fighting hunger and feeding potential

  • Over 1.9 billion servings of cereal and snacks provided worldwide
  • How to Apply

    Application Process

    To Apply:
    1. School districts and schools submit applications
    2. Applications reviewed for eligibility and program alignment
    3. Recipients notified
    4. Technical support provided throughout grant period

    Support Provided:

  • Funding and technical support from AFHK

  • Assistance implementing grants and National School Breakfast program

  • Resources and guidance for alternative breakfast models
  • Resources:

  • Complete list of funded schools available at ActionforHealthyKids.org/Kellogg

  • Information on Kellogg's Breakfasts for Better Days at OpenforBreakfast.com
  • What Action for Healthy Kids actually gave

    Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

    Grants in 2025
    206
    Total given
    $12.16M
    Median grant
    $53K
    Range
    $5,083–$212K
    • By dollars: Texas 8%, Michigan 8%, New York 8%. Top recipient cities: Detroit, MI; Nevada City, CA; Cleveland, GA.
    • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.

    Example grants

    • White County School District · Cleveland, GA

      School grant

      $212K

    • Ashdown School District 31 · Ashdown, AR

      School grant

      $150K

    • Colville School District 115 · Colville, WA

      School grant

      $150K

    • Gregory School District 26 - 4 · Gregory, SD

      School grant

      $150K

    • Carroll Consolidated School Corporation · Flora, IN

      School grant

      $150K

    IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    k-12-schoolsnutritionfood-securityschool-health

    Categories

    Browse similar grants by category

    Related Grants

    Open grants from this funder and similar programs

    Your AI grants department

    Ready to apply for School Breakfast Grants (Kellogg Partnership)?

    Grantable helps you assess fit, draft narratives, and track deadlines — so you can submit stronger applications, faster.