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Lunch at the Library Summer 2026

CA State Library · 148092

Matching funds & resources

Source matching-funds field: Not Required.

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About this opportunity

Applications are non-competitive. All libraries participating in Lunch at the Library and submitting approved applications will receive funds. These funds can support the following Lunch at the Library activities: Library Meal Sites: Establish and serve USDA summer meals at library site(s) and provide learning and enrichment programming at those meal sites. Lunch at the Library meal sites should include programming. Programs can include — but are not limited to — farm to summer, literacy, health and wellness, nutrition education, and arts and culture-based activities, as well as books provided to help families build home libraries. Pop-Up Libraries at Community Meal Sites: Take pop-up libraries — including programming, resources, and books — to other community-based USDA summer meal sites, such as local parks and schools.

Funding geography: California public libraries only.

Funding instrument: Grant. Issuing jurisdiction: California. This is not a geographic eligibility determination.