4227(WG)

To assist with the cost of conducting staff training on nutrition and wellness and to implement programs that create and maintain a healthier child care center and school environment.

Public Law 111-296 (Sec 204), which amended Section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966.

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Team Nutrition is an initiative of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service to support its Child Nutrition Programs through training and technical assistance for food service, nutrition education for children and their caregivers, and school and community support for healthy eating and physical activity. TN 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 Child Nutrition programs. TN's goal is to improve children's lifelong eating and physical activity habits by using the principles of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the USDA Food Guidance System. TN Training Grants are awarded to ISBE on a competitive basis to establish or enhance sustainable infrastructures for implementing TN's three behavior-focused strategies: 1) provide training and technical assistance to child nutrition food service professionals to enable them to prepare and serve nutritious meals that appeal to students; 2) promote nutrition curriculum and education in schools through multiple communication channels (e.g., food services initiatives, classroom activities, school wide events, home activities, community programs and events, and media events and coverage) to reinforce positive nutrition messages and encourage students to make healthy food and physical activity choices as part of a healthy lifestyle; and 3) build school and community support for creating healthy school environments that are conducive to healthy eating and physical activity.

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Education Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations; For-Profit Organizations; Other;

Public and nonprofit nonpublic schools with high school grades and registered with ISBE; public and nonprofit private residential child care institutions, except Job Corps centers; residential summer camps that participate in the Summer Food Service Program; and private foster homes are eligible.

Preschool, School

Project Grants

Education

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Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. CFDA

Complete an application and attend a wellness workshop, which covers attachments in detail.

Outline the reporting and recordkeeping requirements in depth, showcase Team Nutrition grant projects from other states, and provide one-on-one assistance and answer questions. Commit to allow ISBE monitoring throughout the course of the grant and agree to the formation of a wellness team.

Subgrant awards will be scored.

Applications are due within 30 calendar days of receipt

Applications are generally approved or returned for changes within 30 calendar days of receipt

An appeals process is available from 30 to 60 days.

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This program has no statutory formula, no matching requirement, and no MOE requirements.

1) Provide training and technical assistance to child nutrition food service professionals to enable them to prepare and serve nutritious meals that appeal to children. 2) Provide fun and interactive nutrition education for children, teachers, parents, and other caregivers. 3) Build school and community support for creating healthy school environments that are conducive to healthy eating and physical activity. Restrictions: Meals; costs associated with sports lessons or a for-profit physical fitness organization; bulk soils, irrigation supplies, fencing, or any large piece of gardening equipment (e.g., tiller, greenhouse); food service operation equipment; medical equipment or health services related to health assessments; pedometers; awards; funds to supplement a current physical education program; staff salaries and benefits; indirect costs.

Program reports are not applicable. Quarterly financial reports are required. Quarterly progress reports are required. Quarterly SF-425 financial reports are required, submitted electronically. Performance monitoring is not applicable. Records must be retained for a period of three years after the date of submission of the final report for the fiscal year to which the records pertain, except that if audit findings have not been resolved, the records shall be retained beyond the three-year period as long as required for the resolution of the issues raised by the audit.

In accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements, nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $750,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Non-Federal entities that expend less than $750,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.503

State agencies must maintain records as necessary to support the use of Team Nutrition Training Grant funds in accordance with the Grant Agreement. Such records must be retained for a period of 3 years after the date of submission of the final report for the fiscal year to which the records pertain, except that if audit findings have not been resolved, the records shall be retained beyond the 3-year period as long as required for the resolution of the issues raised by the audit.

410-58614-4400-01-00-60; 410-58618-4400-01-00-63; 410-58618-4400-01-00-61

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Refer to 2 CFR Part 200

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Illinois State Board of Education 100 North First Street Springfield IL 62777-0001

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10/22/2021