Dairy Council® of Arizona recognizes the importance of a healthy, nutritious summer feeding program on the health of Arizona children. Summer feeding provides the nutritional bridge between the end of one school year and the beginning of a new school year. Dairy Council® of Arizona is committed to assisting schools increase participation in their summer feeding programs so students return to school in the fall, healthy and ready to read.
Dairy Council® of Arizona will award ten (10) $2,000 grants to school districts proposing expansion of their Summer Food Service Program with an emphasis on healthy eating and daily exercise that includes promotion of at least three servings of dairy a day. Applicants are required to be enrolled in the FREE Fuel Up To Play 60 program. Preference will be given to those schools with an identified Fuel Up to Play 60 program advisor. (Information about the Fuel Up To Play 60 can be found at www.fueluptoplay60.com.)
Please download the application below, fill it out and mail a hard copy of the completed, signed application to Patricia Johnson (Address: 510 S. 52nd St. Ste. 101, Tempe, AZ 85281) by 4 p.m. on May 13, 2016.
SFSP Grant application and instructions for 2016.
