Schools could get grants to offer more plant-based meals and help cover costs for non-dairy milk.
This bill would create two new programs to help schools offer more food choices. One program would give grants to schools to provide 100 percent plant-based meal options. The other would help schools pay for non-dairy milk for students with specific dietary needs.
Today, schools may offer non-dairy milk substitutes, but often bear the excess costs themselves, and specific requirements for various dietary needs can be unclear. Schools also generally decide independently if they offer plant-based meal options. After this bill, the government would set aside $10,000,000 for a pilot program to give grants to eligible schools to provide 100 percent plant-based food options. Another $2,000,000 would be set aside for a pilot program to fully reimburse eligible schools for the cost of non-dairy milk for students with medical or other special dietary needs (not including disabilities). The bill would also clarify that schools must provide non-dairy milk for students with disabilities, for those with other medical or special dietary needs, and for any student whose parent or guardian submits a written request, with schools also having the option to offer non-dairy beverages to all students.
HR 5867 · 119th Congress · October 28, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 7/10
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