Team Nutrition | Food and Nutrition Administration

Fueling Children's Healthy Growth, Learning, and Play

Team Nutrition is an initiative of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to support the child nutrition programs through training and technical assistance for foodservice, nutrition education for children and their caregivers, and school and community support for healthy eating and physical activity.

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School Child Care Organization State Agency Partner

FY 2026 Team Nutrition Training Grant

State agencies that administer the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Summer Food Service Program, and the Child and Adult Care Food Program are eligible to apply. USDA is offering up to $10 million in federal funding. Apply today!

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Child Nutrition Programs Food Industry Toolkit

This toolkit contains resources for use by food industry to understand meal pattern requirements for USDA child nutrition programs, how food products may contribute toward the meal pattern requirements, and food product documentation used in the CNP.

School Food System Transformation Challenge Sub-Grants

Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs

Crediting Tip Sheets in Child Nutrition Programs

Local School Wellness Policies

Professional Standards Trainings and Tracker Tool

Summer Food, Summer Moves Resource Kit

Team Nutrition Posters

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