Taste of CA Challenge Grant Application Process

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Learn how to apply for the Taste of CA Challenge Grant offered by the California Department of Education. The grant aims to support Child Nutrition Programs by developing standardized recipes featuring locally grown ingredients, training CNPs, and engaging students in nutrition education. Discover key information, deadlines, and adjustments made due to COVID-19. Access the grant application online, review guidelines, and submit your proposal to promote healthy eating in California schools.

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Team Nutrition Taste of California Standardized Recipe Challenge Grant: How to Apply January 2021 Nutrition Services Division CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tony Thurmond, State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Learning Objectives Understand how to: Access the grant Request for Applications (RFA) and instructions Meet the grant eligibility requirements Develop the components of the application using the grant project guidelines and resources Submit a complete application by the RFA deadline

Goals of the Taste of CA Challenge Grant Support Child Nutrition Programs (CNP) in California (CA) to develop 24 standardized recipes featuring locally grown ingredients Develop training and resources to sustain recipe standardization practices in CNPs across CA Engage students in taste testing and nutrition education

CNP Response to COVID-19 If student instruction and food service adaptations, as well as related U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) CNP waivers for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) are still in effect for School Year (SY) 2021 22, the CDE NSD will adjust the Taste of CA Challenge grant implementation accordingly. This will include: Virtual meetings, trainings, and technical assistance Distance learning for nutrition education activities Remote taste testing with socially-distanced or online feedback

Key Information The Grant Period is from April 1, 2021 to August 31, 2022 The online application is available on the CDE Team Nutrition (TN) Taste of CA Challenge RFA web page Deadline- 5 p.m. on February 11, 2021 CArecipes@cde.ca.gov Submit applications and recipe proposals electronically Questions? Contact at us at CArecipes@cde.ca.gov.

How to Access the RFA and Instructions The CDE Taste of CA Challenge grant RFA is an online application Search CDE Funding web page Keywords: Taste of CA Challenge *OR* CDE Available Funding web page

Tips for Getting Started Review the grant guidelines, instructions, and resources provided on the CDE Taste of CA Challenge Grant web page. Open and Print a hard copy or PDF of the entire application before entering responses. Draft your answers in a Word document for ease of editing and formatting, and then cut and paste them into the application.

How to Meet the Grant Eligibility Requirements Who Can Apply Minimum Criteria Good Standing Status & Criteria General Assurance and Certifications

Grant Eligibility: Who Can Apply SFAs participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Seamless Summer Option (SSO), or Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) are eligible, including: Public school districts County offices of education Direct-funded charter schools Private schools Residential childcare institutions (RCCI)

Grant Eligibility: Minimum Criteria (1) Serve elementary, middle, or high school students Operate the NSLP or SBP OR SSO or SFSP in lieu of the NSLP or SBP due to novel Corona virus (COVID-19) Propose a recipe featuring a locally grown product Submit an implementation plan describing the recipe development process, two nutrition education or community engagement activities, and supporting partnerships

Grant Eligibility: Minimum Criteria (2) Have documented support of the school food service manager and district superintendent Be in good standing with the operation of all other federal CNPs

Grant Eligibility: Good Standing Status SFAs applying for this grant Must be in good standing status for all the federal CNPs in which they currently participate. Remain in good standing during the application process and at all times during the grant period.

Grant Eligibility: Good Standing Status Criteria Negative Factors: Outstanding account receivables (beyond 30 calendar days) Fiscal accountability and administrative capability findings identified during the agency s most recent annual update Open serious deficiencies School Nutrition Programs (SNP) reimbursement holds Failure to attend mandatory trainings Excess net cash resources Failure to report or submit required documents

Grant Eligibility: General Assurances and Certifications Required as a condition of receiving any grant Download and keep on file; do not return it with the application Access the forms on the CDE Funding Forms web page Agreement to comply with the federal Uniform Administrative Requirements is required (awardees only) (Code of Federal Regulations Title 2, Part 200)

Falsifying Information If an agency knowingly submits false information on its grant application or invoices, the CDE may deny or collect the agency s grant funding.

How to Develop Your Application Components of the RFA RFA Instructions Taste of CA Challenge Resources

Components of the RFA 1. Grant Award Category 5. Recipe Proposal and Substantiation 2. Applicant Information 6. Implementation and Sustainability Plan 3. Project Director and Ambassador Capacity 7. Contingency Plan 4. Statement of Organizational Commitment 8. Budget 9. Grant Team Support Form

RFA Instructions: Select Award Category Taste of CA Challenge School District Taste of CA Challenge Ambassador School District $8,500 award (20) $24,000 award (4) Develop standardized recipes Taste of CA Challenge PLUS: Implement nutrition education and community engagement activities Assist CDE with virtual trainings and resource development Attend virtual professional learning activities Peer mentor to 4-6 SFAs oRecipe standardization oRecipe finalization

RFA Instructions: Applicant Information Applicants must provide SFA s: Name Address CNIPS identification number Vendor number County number Note: The above information can be verified in the CDE CNIPS.

RFA Instructions: Project Director Capacity Project Directors must have the ability to: Provide grant oversight and reporting Coordinate staff and activities Attend virtual trainings Complete recipe standardization process Provide virtual training and technical assistance Submit all required reports and deliverables

RFA Instructions: Ambassador Capacity (1) Ambassadors must have the ability to: Complete the Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN) Recipe Standardization Training online. Assist CDE in developing training curriculum and recipe standardization resources. Provide leadership and facilitation at virtual regional trainings and professional learning calls. Maintain communication with other Taste of CA Challenge grantees and the CDE to ensure that the grant objectives can be completed in a timely manner.

RFA Instructions: Ambassador Capacity (2) Taste of CA Challenge Ambassador must be a district staff member with at least three years of experience in the recipe standardization process.

RFA Instructions: Organization Commitment Statement Provide the reason(s) for applying for the grant Describe the organization s commitment to completing the grant Responses should include: Motivation Organizational capacity Relevant priorities or data

RFA Instructions: Recipe Proposal and Substantiation (1) Submit a recipe proposal using the CDE Standardized Recipe Form PDF fillable form, including yield, serving suggestion, ingredients, instructions, meal pattern components, and nutritional analysis. Name the file using the SFA s CNIPS ID number and title of the recipe (For example, 1234SuperStarSquashSpaghetti) Send the standardized recipe form to CArecipes@cde.ca.gov Due February 11, 2021 at 5 p.m.

RFA Instructions: Recipe Proposal and Substantiation (2) Describe how the SFA: Identified a CA locally grown, key ingredient Identified cultural or regional preferences and preparation methods Developed a recipe that meets the NSLP or SBP Meal Pattern Requirements and Nutrition Standards Supported your choice of the locally grown key ingredient and cultural or regional preferences with other sources

RFA Instructions: Identify a CA Locally Grown Key Ingredient Identify a CA locally grown key ingredient Relevant to your community Easily procured by your school district Not overly represented on the ICN Recipe Box web page. Listed in the online application

RFA Instructions: Assess Meal Pattern Compliance Recipes must meet NSLP or SBP weekly and daily meal pattern requirements and nutrition standards (2012) regardless which SNP is being operated. Food components: fruit, grains, meat or meat alternates, and a variety of vegetable subgroups. Low levels of sodium, fat, saturated fat, and zero trans-fat. Calorie content appropriate for the age and grade group menu served during normal meal service.

RFA Instructions: Implementation Plan Proposal describes how the SFA will: Participate in virtual regional trainings and professional learning events Conduct student taste testing Conduct two nutrition education or community engagement events connected to school meal service Complete recipe standardization Collect feedback from school community and school nutrition staff Sustain recipe standardization and community engagement practices

RFA Instructions: Implementation Plan Objectives Recipe Development Training and Professional Learning Recipe Standardization Nutrition Education & Community Engagement Resource Development

RFA Instructions: Implementation Plan Examples Training & Professional Learning Nutrition Education & Community Engagement Who will participate? Who can participate in taste testing? What resources are needed? When can the training take place? How will the feedback be collected? Recipe Standardization What partnerships can support you? Who will oversee the process? What food or equipment is needed? Where will the process take place?

RFA Instructions: Normal Meal Service SFAs should also design the implementation plan anticipating normal meal service in SY 2021 2022. Normal meal service, for the purposes of this application, is defined as on-site, NSLP or SBP, in-person service.

RFA Instructions: Contingency Plan for COVID-19 Restrictions During the SY 2021 2022, you may be operating SFSP or SSO, in lieu of NSLP and SBP, or engaged in distance learning due to COVID-19. This may impact your plans for nutrition education, student engagement and taste testing. For example, in order to adhere to county health precautions that may be in place during the grant period, grantees may adjust their implementation of activities requiring student involvement accordingly.

RFA Instructions: Contingency Plan Examples Grantees may use online tools surveys, QR codes on labels, cards, and signage, and social media platforms in addition to traditional taste testing evaluation methods. Grantees may allow taste testing to occur off site if students are provided a means to give feedback within a consistent and timely manner. Grantees may provide nutrition education activities online or in-person, if permitted, through school or community nutrition educators and partners.

RFA Instructions: Sustainability Plan Proposal describes how the SFA will: expand standardized recipe development, nutrition education, or community engagement throughout the district share and promote the recipe and related materials with school nutrition staff and other district programs or community partners increase the use oflocally grown products after the grant period ends

RFA Instructions: Budget Budget Categories Food Personnel Supplies and Equipment Travel Indirect Other

RFA Instructions: Budget Table Budget table with the proposed amounts Detailed budget narrative for each category including: Cost of the item(s) or service(s) How the item(s) or service(s) will be used Roles of persons or contractors Anticipated time and effort Note: List of allowable expenses is on the Taste of CA Challenge Grant web page

RFA Instructions: Grant Project Team Support Form Applicant must have documented support of the district superintendent, school food service manager or director, and cafeteria manager The school support team includes, but is not limited to: Food Service Director or designee Must identify the project director or primary grant contact Cafeteria Manager Agree to the general assurances and certifications and terms of this program Project Director

Taste of CA Challenge Resources (1) Recipe Development Student Engagement Meal Service Community Partnerships Training

Taste of CA Challenge Resources (2) Recipe Development Resources CA Local Farmer s Market Sellers CA Department of Food and Agriculture s CA Agricultural Statistics Review CA Culinary Centers Recipe List RFA lists of cultural cuisines and commodities in CA ICN Recipe Box CDE School Menu Planning Options

Taste of CA Challenge Resources (3) CDECNPs Resource Library web page Course Catalog web page Community Partner web pages ICN E-Learning Portal web page USDATN web page

How to Submit a Complete Application Tips for Completing the Application Application Deadline Next Steps Review and Selection Process Confidentiality

Tips for Completing the Application Gather all information before submission. Allow enough time to collect information from others on your team. Save the application as you go. You can save the unique URL to the online application as a bookmark or add to Favorites in your web browser. Print your complete application before you submit to save for your records. (Once you select submit you will no longer have access to the online application.)

Application Deadline Thursday,February 11, 2021 at 5 p.m. Late applications will not be accepted. Applicants may withdraw their applications at any time by contacting the Taste of CA Challenge team at CArecipes@cde.ca.gov.

Next Steps CDE will provide a confirmation email once the application is received Grant Award Notifications will be announced in April 2021 Status updates are available at the Taste of CA Challenge Funding Profile on the CDE Available Funding web page

Review and Selection Process Panel Review Steps: Screen for completeness Review and determine the technical merits using the RFA scoring tool Evaluate proposals Recommend applications for grant awards

Confidentiality All applications are part of the record of NSD transactions, available to the public upon specific request. NSD will hold in confidence material of a confidential, privileged, or proprietary nature to the extent permitted by law. Any information that the applicant wishes to have considered as confidential, privileged, or proprietary should be clearly marked within the application.