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2025 Kitchen Infrastructure and Training and Retention and Recruitment Grant

California State Agency

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Cost Sharing Required
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Grants.gov ID
ca-2025-kitchen-infrastructure-and-training-and-retention-and-recruitment-grant

Description

Return to Search 2025 Kitchen Infrastructure and Training and Retention and Recruitment Grant Grantor: CA Department of Education Departmental Grant ID: 6539 Portal ID: 154623 Status: Closed Opportunity Type: Grant Last Updated: December 16, 2025, 2:36 pm | View change notes Categories: Food & Nutrition Details Purpose: The 2025 Kitchen Infrastructure and Training (KIT) Grant competitively awards funding to eligible school food authorities (SFA) to support initiatives for improving the quality of meals served through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP), which may include procurement of California-grown, whole or minimally processed food, food service staff training and salaries, and kitchen infrastructure upgrades. Description: On June 27, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 121 (Committee on Budget. Education finance: education omnibus budget trailer bill) into law. Section 79 of this law appropriated $155 million from the State of California’s General Fund to the California Department of Education (CDE) to competitively award $145 million in KIT Grants and $10 million in R&R Grants. Unlike the previous KIT allocations, these grants are competitive, and eligible entities must apply using an online application. The amount of funding grantees receive will be determined by a funding formula outlined on the “Funding” tab. Eligible SFAs may choose to apply for one or both of the following grants using the same online application: Kitchen Infrastructure and Training Grant Total Amount of Funds Available to Award: $145,000,000 This grant supports the following types of expenditures: -Procurement of California-grown, whole or minimally processed, sustainably grown and/or organic ingredients from California producers, for inclusion in reimbursable meals served through the NSLP and SBP. -Food service staffing costs to support training and professional development for increasing capacity for freshly prepared onsite meals

Eligible Applicants

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