School Breakfast Program Expansion Grant - Agenda - To-Do List & Important Dates

Oct 10, 2026

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School Breakfast Program Expansion Grant webinar slides outline FY 2025 objectives and eligible activities for Illinois school districts. The agenda covers background, key reminders, training opportunities, and available resources. Objectives focus on improving breakfast quality with reduced sodium and sugar, broader protein options, whole grains, and increased program participation among qualifying schools. Examples include marketing and event materials, equipment purchase or renovation, staffing, and allowable travel to related trainings. A detailed to-do list sets IWAS submission deadlines and specific menu, evaluation, student feedback, and virtual meeting requirements.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages17

Reading Time43 min

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Background & Reminders

FY 2025 Key Objectives

Examples of Allowable Grant Activities

Webpage Reference

To-Do List & Important Dates

Menu, evaluation, and student feedback deadlines

Required virtual meetings

Breakfast Training Events

Training dates and locations

1 School Breakfast Program Expansion Grant Illinois State Board of Education Nutrition Department Agenda Background Breakfast Breakfast & Reminders Trainings Resources 2 Background & Reminders 3 FY 2025 School Breakfast Program Expansion Grant Key Objectives: • Improve quality and nutritional standards of breakfast food served using less sodium and sugar and serving a variety of protein sources, whole grains, milk, fruits, and vegetables • Establish, maintain, or expand a School Breakfast Program within qualifying schools • Increase School Breakfast Program participation in qualifying schools 4 FY 2025 School Breakfast Program Expansion Grant Examples of allowable grant activities include, but are not limited to: • Marketing/event activities and materials to promote the School Breakfast Program to students in qualifying schools • Purchase or renovation of equipment that is needed for operation of the School Breakfast Program in qualifying schools • Staffing needs for operation of the School Breakfast Program in qualifying schools • Travel expenses for relevant LEA/school personnel to attend in-person training related to this grant 5 FY 2025 School Breakfast Program Expansion Grant Webpage: [https://www.isbe.net/Pages/School-Breakfast-Program.aspx](https://www.isbe.net/Pages/School-Breakfast-Program.aspx) 6 To-Do List & Important Dates Grant awarding documents must be completed in IWAS by September 30th Submit breakfast menus for each qualifying school for the last full serving month of the 2023-2024 school year by September 30th Register for a breakfast training in Ina, Springfield , or Joliet by September 30th Submit a breakfast menu for each qualifying school for the month of February 2025 by March 3, 2025 7 To-Do List & Important Dates (Continued) Conduct a universal free breakfast evaluation and submit results by March 3, 2025 Collect student feedback at least once per month from September 2024 to February 2025 and submit results by the last business day of each month Attend 2 required virtual check-in meetings during the grant period (dates TBD) Attend required wrap-up virtual meeting (date TBD) 8 Breakfast Training Event 9 Breakfast Training Events | Date | Location | | --- | --- | | Friday, October 4th | Rend Lake College (Ina) | | Friday, October 11th | Lincoln Land Community College (Springfield) | | Friday, October 18th | Rend Lake College (Ina) | | Friday, October 25th | Joliet Junior College (Joliet) | Registration links will be posted tomorrow at [https://www.isbe.net/Pages/School-Breakfast-Program.aspx](https://www.isbe.net/Pages/School-Breakfast-Program.aspx) 10

FAQs

What are the FY 2025 School Breakfast Program Expansion Grant key objectives?

The objectives include improving breakfast quality with reduced sodium and sugar while serving diverse protein sources, whole grains, milk, fruits, and vegetables. The grant also aims to establish, maintain, or expand programs in qualifying schools and increase participation.

What types of activities are allowable under the grant?

Allowable activities include marketing and event activities/materials to promote the program, purchase or renovation of required equipment, staffing needs for operation, and travel expenses for relevant LEA/school personnel to attend in-person training related to the grant.

What major deadlines and required actions are listed for grant recipients?

Grant awarding documents must be completed in IWAS by September 30. Recipients must submit breakfast menus for each qualifying school by September 30 for the last full serving month of 2023-2024, register for training by September 30, and submit February 2025 menus by March 3, 2025. They must also conduct a universal free breakfast evaluation by March 3, collect monthly student feedback from September 2024 to February 2025, and attend required virtual check-in meetings and a wrap-up virtual meeting.

Oct 10, 2026

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