Food and Nutrition Grants Available from the U.S. Government. Lists some of the most recently announced food and nutrition grants.

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Established in 1975 by agricultural chemist William Webster Allen and based in Midland, Michigan, the Allen Foundation makes grants to projects that benefit human nutrition in the areas of education, training, and research.

The 3-A-Day of Dairy nutrition education grant program, to be implemented within the school environment, is designed to empower children ages 9-18 to be advocates of healthy eating by including three servings a day of milk, cheese or yogurt.

The General Mills Foundation, in partnership with the American Dietetic Association Foundation and the President's Council on Physical Fitness, developed the Champions for Healthy Kids grant program in 2002.Each year, the General Mills Foundation awards 50 grants of $10,000 each to community-based groups that develop creative ways to help youth adopt a balanced diet and physically active lifestyle.

Team Nutrition Training Grants for Healthy School Meals have been identified in USDA's National Strategic Plan for Training and Technical Assistance as one of the anchor delivery systems for supporting the implementation of USDA's nutrition requirements and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans in school meals. TN Training Grants offer funding to State agencies to establish or enhance sustainable infrastructures for implementing TN.