Understanding the School Food Workforce Subgrants
Funding Amount
Up to $250,000 per project
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Program Overview: The Chef Ann Foundation is seeking proposals for research projects that will increase understanding of the current state of the school food workforce in the United States and/or explore strategies to create a stable and respected workforce that can provide healthy meals to students while supporting resilient local and regional food systems.
Funding: U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service
Administration: Cooperatively administered by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Chef Ann Foundation, and Food Insight Group
Award Details:
- Number of awards: 5–7 subgrants anticipated
- Maximum per project: $250,000
Focus Areas:
- Understanding the current state of the school food workforce
- Strategies to create a stable and respected workforce
- Supporting healthy school meals
- Resilient local and regional food systems
What Chef Ann Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 11
- Total given
- $1.4M
- Median grant
- $137K
- Range
- $35K–$325K
- By dollars: Massachusetts 23%, Michigan 21%, West Virginia 16%. Top recipient cities: Dorchester, MA; Fayetteville, WV; Detroit, MI.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Commonwealth Kitchen · Dorchester, MA
Systems assistance grant
$325K
New Roots Community Farm · Fayetteville, WV
Systems assistance grant
$228K
Detroit Public School Community District · Detroit, MI
Systems assistance grant
$153K
Anchorage School District · Anchorage, AK
Systems assistance grant
$143K
Gulf of Maine Research Institute · Portland, ME
Systems assistance grant
$141K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Education
- Workforce development
- Food security
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