Lunch at the Library Summer 2026

The Lunch at the Library program provides funds and support to California public libraries to establish library locations as U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) summer meal sites and take pop-up libraries to other USDA community meal sites. The program aims to provide learning and enrichment opportunities for children and youth. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations and public agencies, and the eligible geography is limited to California public libraries. The total estimated available funding is $3,000,000, and the expected number of awards is dependent on the number of applications received. • The program supports library meal sites and pop-up libraries at community meal sites. • Eligible activities include establishing and serving USDA summer meals, providing learning and enrichment programming, and taking pop-up libraries to other community-based USDA summer meal sites. • The application deadline is 11/5/25 12:00, and the expected award announcement date is January, 2025. • The period of performance is from 2/26 to 1/27.