Cooking Matters - Share Our Strength

Grant Name: Cooking Matters

Funding Organization: Share Our Strength

Grant Cycle: Application period opens: April 23th 
Application period closes: June 15th 
Review period: June 11th through June 22nd 
Notification of award: June 25th through June 29th 
Checks and award mailed: July 2nd through July 6th 
Grant cycle begins: July 2nd 
Grant cycle closes: November 30th

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Email: cookingmattersgrants@strength.org

Eligibility: Organization must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in good standing, or another organization eligible to receive grants and tax-deductible donations (for example, schools and churches or other religious institutions). 

Cooking Matters’ Lead Partners are not eligible for this grant, but we encourage them to share this opportunity with their satellite and community partners. 

Background: Shopping Matters Is A Key Component Of The No Kid Hungry Campaign’s Strategy By Teaching Families How To Shop For Healthy Foods On A Limited Budget.Share Our Strength Is Pleased To Announce A Shopping Matters Grant Opportunity To Organizations Who Would Like To Offer Tours In Their Community. 

To Help Organizations Begin Or Grow The Number Of Shopping Matters Tours Offered In Their Community. 


Grant Requirements: Each grantee commits to reaching a minimum of 25 distinct participants through a minimum of three Shopping Matters tours between July 2nd and November 30th.

Each grantee will also:

• Distribute a post-tour survey to each participant to complete after each tour.
• Distribute a post-tour evaluation to the facilitator to complete after each tour.
• Return the completed surveys and evaluation forms to Share Our Strength within one week of completing the tour.
• Share tour, dates and locations with Share Our Strength staff in advance and anticipate a tour observation.
• Submit a minimum of five high-resolution photographs of the tours. The photos should encompass:
• Participants comparing food labels
• Participants comparing unit prices
• Participants with Shopping Matters-branded materials
• Participants checking-out with $10 gift card items
• Facilitators teaching
• Complete a short informational survey at the end of the grant period.