Open — published; school-health nutrition pathway documentedAtlas Opportunity Score 56/100
Wyoming Student Chef Competition Event Mini-Grant — 2026
Wyoming Department of Education is offering up to five $500 mini-grants for middle-school culinary and school nutrition leaders supporting student chef competition and career-readiness activities. Applications are due September 30, 2026.
FundingUp to five awards of $500 each.
DeadlineSeptember 30, 2026. Exact submission time and time zone are not stated in the official public notice.
Last verifiedSeptember 20, 2026
Required next actionKeep published under the documented school-health nutrition pathway. Do not begin new applicant outreach or package work until the exact September 30, 2026 closing time/time zone and the full live application-form requirements, required fields, attachments, certifications, match/cost-share treatment, and submission mechanics are verified. Eligible Wyoming NSLP districts and qualifying grades 5-8 culinary, nutrition, administration, and career-readiness leaders remain applicant candidates.
Broad Eligibility
Wyoming school districts must actively participate in the USDA National School Lunch Program. Eligible applicants include culinary arts teachers serving middle-school students in grades 5-8, school nutrition directors, school administrators and other program leaders supporting student career readiness, such as culinary club advisors.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score 56/100. N9+ Fit 0/100. QC Healthcare Fit 0/100. Publication is appropriate under the shared Atlas healthcare/school-health gate because this opportunity is administered by the Wyoming Department of Education Child Nutrition Program, funded through its Team Nutrition Training Grant for Meal Pattern Modernization and Retention and Mentorship, and requires district participation in the USDA National School Lunch Program. Eligible applicants expressly include school nutrition directors and other school leaders. This is a documented school-nutrition pathway; do not force an N9+ device or QC Healthcare fit.
The Wyoming Department of Education Child Nutrition Program has extended the application deadline for the 2026 Student Chef Competition Event Mini-Grant, funded through the Team Nutrition Training Grant for Meal Pattern Modernization and Retention and Mentorship.
Funding and eligibility
The program offers up to five awards of $500 each. To qualify, the school district must actively participate in the USDA National School Lunch Program. Eligible applicants include culinary arts teachers serving middle-school students in grades 5–8, school nutrition directors, school administrators, and other program leaders supporting student career readiness, such as culinary club advisors.
Deadline and submission
Applications must be submitted online by September 30, 2026. The controlling WDE notice does not state an exact submission time or time zone, so Atlas does not infer one. WDE links directly to the online application from its official notice.
Other controls
The controlling public notice does not state a required match or cost share, does not publish a broader eligible/ineligible-cost schedule, and does not state a separate vendor procurement process. Applicants should rely on the WDE application form and any instructions supplied through it for applicant-specific certifications and required fields.
For questions, contact Carla Bankes, Child Nutrition Programs State Director, at carla.bankes@wyo.gov or 307-777-6263.
Atlas analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 56/100. This is a verified, open Wyoming school-nutrition and student career-readiness opportunity with clear district eligibility and a fixed deadline, but the award size is very small. N9+ Fit: 0/100. The funded scope does not establish a defensible pathway for the Nonagon N9+ remote physical examination platform. QC Healthcare and Dr. Miltie direct-applicant/direct-vendor fit are 0/100.
Source verificationOfficial government source · edu.wyoming.govAtlas last verified this record September 20, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
