2018 Direct Certification Improvement grant project summaries.
Direct Certification Improvement Grant summaries for SBP projects awarded in 2015-16.
Direct certification grant awards by date.
FY 2011 direct certification implementation grant summaries for District of Columbia, North Dakota, Oregon and Rhode Island.
The School Breakfast Program was established in 1966 as a two-year pilot project designed to provide categorical grants to assist schools serving breakfasts to "nutritionally needy" children. While the term "nutritionally needy" was not defined, the original legislation stipulated that first consideration for program implementation was to be given to schools located in poor areas or in areas where children had to travel a great distance to school.
Appendix E: Direct Certification Grants Program Proposal Response Guidance. The purpose of the Direct Certification Grants Program Proposal Response Guidance is to increase the consistency and understanding of program planning prior to grant award.