Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but too many hungry students miss a morning meal. Schools that
offer a Breakfast After the Bell (BAtB) program by implementing models such as Breakfast in the Classroom (BIC),
Grab and Go to the Classroom, and Second Chance Breakfast, are able to increase access to school breakfast and
provide more kids with the healthy food they need to learn and grow.
The Student Success Act (SSA) was adopted during the 2019 legislative session, and its passage represented a real
commitment by Oregon's leaders to our children, our educators, our schools, and our state. The SSA included
expansion of school breakfast programs through the Breakfast after the Bell (BAtB) requirement.
School districts, public charter schools, and education service districts must make breakfast accessible after the
bell, at a school site, if 70% or more of the students at that school site, from a previous year, were
"eligible students". "Eligible students" are those students who are eligible for free or
reduced-price meals under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's guidelines.
To be eligible for an exemption the school must already have at least 70% of the eligible students for
free/reduced price meals regularly receiving breakfast at the site. If this criteria is not met, the school must
provide breakfast After the bell.
The Required and Exempt Eligible Site lists below show which sites are required to provide Breakfast after the
Bell and which sites are eligible for the exemption from that requirement.
As part of the
Student Success Act, there
is grant funding available to support Breakfast After the Bell Implementation. Breakfast After the Bell (BAtB)
equipment grant funding is for those sponsors operating the National School Lunch Program/School Breakfast Program
who are required to implement Breakfast After the Bell. Please see the BAtB Equipment Grant section below.
Resources
Implementation Guidance
Teachers Guides
Time spent by students consuming breakfast can be considered instructional time when students consume breakfast in
the classroom while instruction is being provided. No more than 15 minutes may be considered instructional time
when students are consuming breakfast.
(ORS 327.535)
Breakfast After the Bell Equipment Grant 2025-2027
The purpose of the Breakfast After the Bell Equipment Grant is to assist school districts with paying the costs
they incur purchasing or upgrading necessary equipment required to provide breakfast after the beginning of the
school day (OAR
581-051-0605). The BAtB Equipment Grant is a non-competitive, biennial grant. Funding for the amount of
$1,276,858 dollars is available for the 2025-2027 biennial.
2025-2027 BAtB equipment grant applies to sponsors/sites that are required and are operating the Breakfast After
the Bell listed on the
SY
2025-26 Breakfast After the Bell Required and Exempt Eligible Site List and the SY 2026-2027 Breakfast
After the Bell Required and Exempt Eligible Site List. The amount of $2023 is allocated for each site listed on
the required lists above and did not apply for an exemption. Sites will receive one grant award of $2023 during
this biennial. Students must be on campus for in-person learning for the Breakfast After the Bell implementation
and grant to be applicable.
BAtB Equipment Grant Process
- Recipients will receive an email notification of their sites eligible for the grant and the option to elect
these sites to receive or decline the grant.
- Recipients will receive a 2025-2027 BAtB equipment grant agreement or an amendment to add new sites from
ODE procurement. The agreement/amendment must be signed and submitted to the procurement contact listed in
the email.
- Recipients will receive a separate notification once the grant funding is available to be claimed in the
Electronic Grants Management System (EGMS).
- Recipients will purchase, repair, renovate or upgrade the necessary equipment by June 30, 2027.
- Recipients will complete one of the BAtB Equipment Grant Claim Forms below using the data from the invoice.
Instructions are available on "Instructions" tab on the form and on the SNP Training page. The new
clasim forms below contain both Round 1 and Round 2 recipients.
- Email completed BAtB Equipment Grant Claim Form and invoice to
ode.schoolnutrition@ode.oregon.gov. Include in the
subject line of the email, "BAtB Equipment Grant Reimbursement - (School Name)"
- ODE CNP will notify you if the claim is approved or corrections are needed.
- After approval, recipient will enter claims through EGMS.
- The claims process must be completed no later than July 10, 2027. Please allow ample time for all the steps
to be completed by this date.
Equipment Grant Resources