Application Requirements and Guidelines

Our goal at CAFE is to provide healthy food that our young people and community like eating -- food that grows strong bodies, bright minds, and balanced emotions. We hope to bring the community together to ensure healthy meals for Mount Shasta students and to provide an understanding of and an appreciation for real food that is delicious, local, organic, and fresh.  CAFE is eager to support your projects and our grants will reimburse you for your project expenses!

Some of our recent projects include providing a serving of organic fruit to Sisson and MSE students accompanied by a Harvest of the Month nutrition education handout, Fresh Fruit Friday at the High School School Student Store, Farmers’ Market Vouchers that enable youth to shop at the Farmers’ Market, Holiday Food Bags, and financial support for the MSE School Garden.

We have two types of grants that we are offering at this time. Teachers or staff members may apply for a grant for their students' projects and community members may apply for a grant for their community project or event.

*Please allow us a minimum of 21 days to review your application and provide our first response.*

We want to help fund and support your next project or event’s contribution to providing healthy food to our families and the community.

Grant Criteria

Grants must be in alignment with the mission and goals of Culinary Action for Education as stated in the introduction. Grant applications may be submitted by a teacher or  staff member from Mount Shasta Elementary School, Sisson School, or Mount Shasta High School.

All applications must have a staff or teacher sponsor.  It is recommended that parents and students work with a teacher sponsor.  Teachers will coordinate the project with their principal. Projects or programs will be selected on the basis that they will provide the greatest long term benefit for the most students.

We will consider grant requests for as much as $1,000.  We reimburse for project expenses. No labor costs are paid by the grant. Multiple requests will be considered.

School Grant Instructions

Applications must be submitted on a Culinary Action for Education Grant Application form.  The form is available for online submission.  If you require a printable version, please contact Culinary Action for Education from the Contact form to place a request request.

Note: Supporting documents, such as price quotes, project budget, and product brochures, must be included with the grant application.

Supporting documentation and reports may be emailed to our team or mailed to Culinary Action for Education at:
P.O. Box 813
Mount Shasta, CA 96067

• Up to two additional pages of narrative (excluding supporting documents) may be included with an application.

• The description of expenditures for the proposed budget must include sales tax (7.50%) and, if applicable, shipping and handling charges.

• Proposals may be received at any time during the school year.

• At the end of the project period, a report must be submitted including participants’ feedback and an itemized detail of how the grant money was spent.  We want to know how wonderful your project is!
  Note: Proof of expenditures will enable us to avoid issuing a 1099 MISC to the project sponsor, as expense reimbursements do not require a tax document to be filed with the IRS.

• Applications may be for the full or partial cost of the proposed project.

• Grant money will be deposited into the sponsoring staff member or teacher's school account.

Are you ready to apply for a school grant?  Click here!

Grant Criteria for Community Events or Projects

Grants must be in alignment with the mission and goals of Culinary Action for Education as stated in the introduction. Grant applications may be submitted by an adult sponsor. It is recommended that project sponsors and young people work together to build and implement the project.

Projects and programs will be chosen based on their potential to provide broad, significant benefits for the future of children and youth. Eligibility and grant amounts will be determined based on the number of children and youth impacted by the project. We prioritize programs that are public, free, and accessible, with a particular focus on supporting Indigenous, People of Color, unhoused, or underserved youth in Siskiyou County. 

We will consider grant requests for up to $2,500.  We reimburse for project expenses. No labor costs are paid by the grant. Multiple requests will be considered.

Community Grant Instructions

Applications must be submitted on a Culinary Action for Education Grant Application form.  The form is available for online submission.  If you require a printable version, please contact Culinary Action for Education from the Contact form to place a request request.

Note: Supporting documents, such as price quotes, project budget, and product brochures, must be included with the grant application.

Supporting documentation and reports may be emailed to our team or mailed to Culinary Action for Education at:
P.O. Box 813
Mount Shasta, CA 96067

• Up to two additional pages of narrative (excluding supporting documents) may be included with an application.

• The description of expenditures for the proposed budget must include sales tax (7.50%) and, if applicable, shipping and handling charges.

• Proposals may be received at any time during the year.

• At the end of the project period, a report must be submitted including participants’ feedback and an itemized detail of how the grant money was spent.  We want to know how wonderful your project is!
  *Note: Proof of expenditures will enable us to avoid issuing a 1099 MISC to the project sponsor, as expense reimbursements do not require a tax document to be filed with the IRS.

• Applications may be for the full or partial cost of the proposed project.

• Grant money will be sent to the sponsoring community member.

Are you ready to apply for a community grant?  Click here!