SA preschools now able to apply for Food Security Grants

South Australian preschools are now able to apply for Food Security Grants of between $1,000 and $5,000, with priority consideration given to preschools and schools in the state’s most disadvantaged areas. 

Food Security Grants have been introduced to help preschool and school communities learn about growing, accessing and preparing healthy food through projects such as establishing community gardens, cooking classes, or by purchasing equipment or resources to support gardens or school kitchens.

The grants are part of a wider $6.5 million funding boost, announced in the 2023-24 State Budget, which included $5.1 million to food breakfast program providers KickStart for Kids and Foodbank SA & NT.

The expansion of the program is one way the government is helping ease the cost of living pressures, including the largest annual increase in the income threshold for the School Card, the continuation of the $100 Materials and Services charge rebate and the student device program.

Applications for the new Food Security Grants open in Term 1 Week 3 and close in Term 1 Week 7. Successful applicants will be advised by the end of Term 1 with activities to be implemented over the 2024 school year.