Fall Funding Opportunities: Fuel Up to Play 60 & GENYouth Foundation’s AdVenture Capital Grant

We know the beginning of the school year is busy, but now is the time to add just two more things to your “To Do” list—submit your applications for Fuel Up to Play 60 funds and GENYouth Foundation’s AdVenture Capital Grant. The deadlines are November 1, 2013 and October 22, 2013, respectively. These are two…

2013 Fuel Up to Play 60 Student Ambassador Summit

While we were away at ANC 2013 in Kansas City, Fuel Up to Play 60 was celebrating their Student Ambassadors and Program Advisors at the 2013 Fuel Up to Play 60 Ambassador Summit. Held in Charlotte, NC from July 11-15, the summit gathered sixty-seven Student Ambassadors and fifty Program Advisors from across the country to…

Fuel Up to Play 60 “Fuel Up Breakfast Grant” Application Deadline: July 26, 2013

Are you looking for funds to improve or expand your school’s breakfast program? Is your school enrolled in the Fuel Up to Play 60 program? You have the opportunity to win up to $2000 for your school if you apply before July 26, 2013. For the fifth year in a row, National Dairy Council is…

School Nutrition Association and National Dairy Council Partnership: Fuel Up to Play 60 Breakfast Plays

Increasing breakfast participation is an important aspect of school breakfast, and one that we are frequently asked to address here at Beyond Breakfast. If you are looking for ways to increase breakfast participation at your school, we invite you to try these new “Fuel Up to Play 60 Breakfast Plays,” which are brought to you…

Fuel Up to Play 60 Application Deadline: June 4, 2013

With the end of the school year just around the corner, filling out one more application for funding may seem impossible—especially if the deadline is Tuesday, June 4! But we don’t want you to miss the opportunity to apply for Fuel Up to Play 60 funds. Schools enrolled in FUTP60 are eligible to receive up…

April Roundup: School Breakfast Resources and Funding Opportunities

Funding and resources—these are two things we get the most questions about on Facebook, Twitter, and in our comments section here on the blog. We are always on the lookout for resource opportunities to share with you, and we have quite a list compiled for April! Don’t forget to apply for the Winston Industries Equipment…

Highlights from NDC’s #WellnessImpact Twitter Chat on March 28, 2013

March was National Nutrition Month, and as part of that celebration the National Dairy Council hosted a #WellnessImpact Twitter chat on March 28. You can read a full transcript of the chat here; the discussion centered on the recently-released Wellness Impact Report from National Dairy Council, which includes sections on: Prerequisites to Learning: Healthy Students…

Fuel Up to Play 60 Issues New Challenge: Activity Scavenger Hunt to the “Photo Finish”

You guys know how much we love the Fuel Up to Play 60 program and their challenges. We are excited to announce that they just released their latest challenge: The Activity Scavenger Hunt! This new challenge appeals to our “inner detective” so hopefully your students are ready to do some sleuthing and find ways to…

National School Breakfast Week Prep: Share Your School Breakfast Menus and Resources

  In case you missed it, we have National School Breakfast Week fever, and if it’s as contagious as we suspect it is—you do, too! We have compiled a list of some of our favorite school breakfast menus and resources—including our Beyond Breakfast Resource Center—here on the blog, so that you can see what other…

Two Breakfast Funding Opportunities for Your School

We are always on the lookout for funding opportunities to share with our readers and this week two wonderful school breakfast grants came across our desks. The first is the Breakfast Blitz competition, with Fuel Up to Play 60 and Got Milk? Milk Moustache campaign, and the second is through the American Association of School…