Iowa Department of Public Health - Protecting and Improving the Health of Iowans

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Iowa Nutrition Network School Grant Program

The Iowa Nutrition Network School Grant Program (INNSGP) awards funding to a variety of agencies to provide nutrition education in schools in low-income areas. Elgible schools must have 55% (rural areas) and 60% (urban areas) or more of the students participate in free and reduced price meals.

The program aims to increase the likelihood that low-resource audiences can make healthy food choices consistent with USDA’s MyPlate. To meet this goal, the Iowa Nutrition Network delivers traditional nutrition education along with social marketing strategies and policy, system and environmental change initiatives.

Community Partners

Currently, 22 school districts and 18 subcontractors participate in the school grant program. For information about specific schools, click here.

Funding

Funding is provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through a program called SNAP-Ed (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Nutrition Education). SNAP-Ed supports programming designed to encourage healthy behaviors among SNAP-eligible audiences. In Iowa, SNAP is known as Food Assistance.

For more information, call (515) 281-6650. You may also use the Contact Us system to send us a question online.

This material was funded by USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - SNAP. Iowa Food Assistance can help you buy healthy food. Visit this page or call (855) 944-3663 for more information. This institution is an equal opportunity provider. Read the full non-discrimination statement and learn how to file a complaint.