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**Team Nutrition: Sports Nutrition 2025 Mini-Grants – RELEASED**

$2,000 Mini-Grants – Details below.

Fueling Children’s Healthy Growth, Learning, and Play

Team Nutrition is an initiative of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to support the child nutrition programs through training and technical assistance for foodservice, nutrition education for children and their caregivers, and school and community support for healthy eating and physical activity. Nebraska has been awarded the 2023 Team Nutrition Grant Supporting Nutrition Education for School- Aged Children. As part of this grant,  NDE and partners will assist schools in increasing awareness of the MyPlate symbol, resources, school meal nutritional quality and nutrition equity among key audiences (students, parents/caregivers, school coaches and athletic trainers, school nurses, afterschool program operators, and Pre- K-12 teachers. ) by issuing targeted social marketing messaging, educational resources, and events.

 

MyPlate Nutrition Resources for Nebraska Athletes

 

Sports Nutrition Grant:

Application Window: 11/6 – 12/20/2024
Duration: Feb 2025-January 31, 2026
Funding Amount: $2,000
Awardees Announced: 15 recipients will be funded & announced early-mid January

How to Apply: All applications must be submitted through the sports nutrition online form. The documents below are for reference only; we will not accept mail or emailed applications.

Mini Grant Application

Mini Grant Work Plan

Mini Grant Scoring Rubric

Resources for Coaches & Trainers

Coaches and Trainers, please utilize the below resources to fit your needs.

Student Athlete Needs Survey (May 2024)

As part of our sports nutrition work, we wanted to know what was needed and already being used. So in May 2024, we asked coaches across the state to respond to our student athlete needs assessment. We had a great response with 195 coaches from all across the state and varying class size participate.  We are building a sports nutrition program for Nebraska athletes based on the results.

Volleyball

Coming Soon: Volleyball Presentation:

  • Macronutrients Overview
  • Timing of Meals/Snacks
  • Added Sugar
  • Calculating Energy Needs
  • Hydration
    • Caffeine & Energy Drinks

Cross Country

Coming Soon: Cross Country Presentation:

  • Macronutrients
  • Fueling
    • Signs & Symptoms
    • Timing
  • Hydration
    • Caffeine & Energy Drinks
  • Calculating Energy Needs
  • Preparing for race day

Social Media Messages

Social media messages are being piloted and will be found here upon completion.

Nutrition Handouts

Fueling & Re-Fueling Tip Sheets (click to download)

Updated December 2, 2024 2:25pm