WHAT IS 10 CENTS A MEAL?

10 Cents a Meal for Michigan’s Kids and Farms provides schools, early care and education centers, and other organizations participating in USDA Child Nutrition programs with grant funds to pay for Michigan-grown fruits, vegetables, and dry beans, local food transportation fees, and food service labor expenses to strengthen the local food supply chain and enrich nutrition and educational experiences for children in Michigan.

GOALS

HEALTHY KIDS, THRIVING FARMS

Improve daily nutrition and eating habits for children through local purchasing
Invest in Michigan agriculture and related local food business economy.
Build and expand Farm to School Partnerships— including teachers, parents, vendors and local growers.
Provide education and marketing, including meal promotion, nutrition and agriculture education, and promotion to families and communities.

IMPACT

10 CENTS A MEAL IS AVAILABLE STATEWIDE. THE 2024-2025 PROGRAM YEAR IS FUNDED AT $4.5 MILLION.

In the 2024-2025 program year, 251 grantees are participating in the program, reaching approximately 600,000 children, spanning all 10 regions of the Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators (MASA) and 64 of Michigan's 83 counties. Our grantees hail from communities stretching from SE Michigan to the Upper Peninsula. Click the map below to be redirected to our interactive map to learn more about our grantees. All grantees are also listed below by MASA Region.

2024-2025 GRANTEES

Region 1: 14 grantees in 9 out of 15 counties reaching approximately 8,822 children

Big Bay De Noc School District, Breitung Township School District, Chassell Township School District, Copper Island Academy, Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated School District, Gwinn Area Community Schools, Hancock Public Schools, Houghton-Portage Township School District, Ironwood Area Schools of Gogebic County, Kids Club Child Development Center LLC, Mid Peninsula School District, Rudyard Area Schools, Superior Central School District, West Iron County Public Schools

Region 2: 30 grantees in 15 out of 21 counties reaching approximately 33,077 children

Alcona Community Schools, Alpena Public Schools, Bear Lake Schools, Benzie County Central Schools, Boyne Falls Public School District, Central Lake Public Schools, Cheboygan Area Schools, East Jordan Public Schools, Elk Rapids Schools, Ellsworth Community School, Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools, Glen Lake Community Schools, Harbor Springs School District, Hillman Community Schools, Houghton Lake Community Schools, Inland Lakes Schools, Kaleva Norman Dickson School District, Leelanau Children's Center, Leland Public School District, Mancelona Public Schools, Manistee Area Public Schools, Onekama Consolidated Schools, Pellston Public Schools, Public Schools of Petoskey, St. Francis High School, Suttons Bay Public Schools, Traverse City Area Public Schools, Vanderbilt Area Schools, West Branch-Rose City Area Schools, Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools

Region 3: 51 grantees in 11 out of 13 counties reaching approximately 116,784 children

Allegan Public Schools, Allendale Christian School, Baxter Community Center Inc., Comstock Park Public Schools, Coopersville Area Public School District, Delton Kellogg Schools, Forest Hills Public Schools, Godfrey-Lee Public Schools, Godwin Heights Public Schools, Grand Rapids Metropolitan YMCA, Grand Rapids Public Schools, Greenville Public Schools, Hart Public School District, Hesperia Community Schools, Holland City School District, Holton Public Schools, Hopkins Public Schools, Ionia Public Schools, Jenison Public Schools, Kenowa Hills Public Schools, Kent County Juvenile Detention, Lakewood Public Schools, Lowell Area Schools, Ludington Area School District, Mason County Eastern Schools, Mona Shores Public School District, Montague Area Public Schools, Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System, Public Schools of the City of Muskegon, New Branches Charter Academy, Newaygo Public School District, North Muskegon Public Schools, Orchard View Schools, Otsego Public Schools, Plainwell Community Schools, Portland Public Schools, Ravenna Public Schools, Reed City Area Public Schools, Reeths-Puffer Schools, Saranac Community Schools, Saugatuck Public Schools, Shelby Public Schools, Sparta Area Schools, Wedgwood Christian Services, West MI Academy of Environmental Science, West Ottawa Public School District, White Cloud Public Schools, Whitehall District Schools, Wyoming Public Schools,Young Men’s Christian Association of Barry County, Zeeland Public Schools

Region 4: 15 grantees in 7 out of 8 counties reaching approximately 26,091 children

All Saints Elementary, Bay City Academy, Beaverton Schools, Birch Run Area Schools, Bullock Creek School District, Essexville-Hampton Public Schools, Francis Reh PSA, Fulton Schools, Harrison Community Schools, Hemlock Public School District, Merrill Community Schools, Midland Public Schools, Renaissance Public School Academy, School District of the City of Saginaw, Swan Valley School District

Region 5: 19 grantees in 4 out of 6 counties reaching approximately 33,211 children

Anchor Bay School District, Bendle Public Schools, Fenton Area Public Schools, Flint Cultural Center Academy, School District of the City of Flint Food Bank of Eastern Michigan Inc, Genesee School District, Goodrich Area Schools, Lake Fenton Community Schools, Lapeer Community Schools, Mayville Community School District, Michigan School for the Deaf, Millington Community Schools, Montrose Community Schools, Mt. Morris Consolidated Schools, Reese Public Schools, St. Clair County RESA, Swartz Creek Community Schools, Whaley Children's Center

Region 6: 17 grantees in 4 out of 4 counties reaching approximately 35,623 children

Association For Child Development, Bellevue Community Schools, Charlotte Public Schools, Corunna Public Schools, East Lansing School District, Lansing Catholic Central High School, Lansing Public School District, Maple Valley Schools, Mason Public Schools (Ingham), Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy, Okemos Public Schools, Owosso Public Schools, Potterville Public Schools, Redeemer Lutheran Church, St. Johns Public Schools, Stockbridge Community Schools

Region 7: 36 grantees in 7 out of 7 counties reaching approximately 51,203 children

Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren), Bright Light Early Care & Education, Calhoun County Juvenile Home, Cassopolis Public Schools, Centreville Public Schools, Coldwater Community Schools, Coloma Community Schools, Comstock Public Schools, Constantine Public School District, Countryside Academy, Covert Public Schools, Decatur Public Schools, Edwardsburg Public Schools, Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools, Gull Lake Community Schools, Kalamazoo Public Schools, Kids Time Inc, Lawrence Public Schools, Learning Zone Preschool and Childcare and GSRP, Mar Lee School District, Marcellus Community Schools, Mattawan Consolidated School, Mendon Community School District, Mildred C. Wells Preparatory Academy, Niles Community Schools, Parchment School District, Paw Paw Public School District, South Haven Public Schools, St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School, St. Mary Assumption School, Three Rivers Community Schools, Tri County Council for Child Development, Union City Community Schools, Watervliet School District, Young Child Associates, YWCA Children's Center

Region 8: 21 grantees in 4 out of 6 counties reaching approximately 51,193 children

Airport Community Schools, Ann Arbor Public Schools, Bedford Public Schools, Chelsea School District, Concord Community Schools, Dexter Community School District, Dundee Community Schools, Hanover-Horton School District, Hillsdale Community Schools, Jackson Public Schools, Jefferson Schools (Monroe), Lincoln Consolidated School District, Manchester Community Schools, Michigan Center School District, Milan Area Schools, Springport Public Schools, Summerfield Schools, The Monroe Family YMCA, Vandercook Lake Public Schools, Washtenaw ISD, Whitmore Lake Public School District

Region 9/10: 48 grantees in 3 out of 3 counties reaching approximately 243,955 children

American International Academy, Armada Area Schools, Bloomfield Hills Schools, Center Line Public Schools, Chapel Hill Early Childhood Education*, Chippewa Valley Schools, Clarenceville School District, Dearborn City School District, Dearborn Heights School District #7, Detroit Achievement Academy*, Detroit Public Safety Academy*, Detroit Public Schools Community District*, Farmington Public School District, Ferndale Public Schools, Fitzgerald Public Schools, George Washington Carver Academy, The School District of the City of Harper Woods, School District of the City of Hazel Park, Holly Area School District, Huron School District, Huron Valley Schools, L'Anse Creuse Public Schools, Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb), Lamphere Public Schools, School District of the City of Lincoln Park Little Jungle Network, Madison District Public Schools, Melvindale-North Allen Park Schools, Micah Nevah Non Profit Organization, Mount Clemens Community School District, New Haven Community Schools, School District of the City of Oak Park, Old Redford Academy*, Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, Redford Union Schools, District No. 1, Richmond Community Schools, School District of the City of River Rouge, Romulus Community Schools, Southfield Public School District, Southgate Community School District, Trenton Public Schools, Trinity Lutheran School, Troy School District, Van Buren Public Schools, Walled Lake Consolidated Schools, Wayne-Westland Community School District, West Bloomfield School District, School District of the City of Wyandotte

*Denotes location in the city of Detroit (MASA Region 10)

HISTORY

10 Cents a Meal began as a pilot program of the state of Michigan in 2016 and became an official, statewide program in 2020. This investment in Michigan’s children and local food systems shows the Michigan Legislature’s commitment to providing healthy, Michigan-grown food for the children of Michigan and supporting Michigan’s farmers, producers, and related food businesses.