The U.S. Department of Agriculture this week announced several efforts designed to increase support for and access to school meal programs for children in need, including $50 million in grants to jumpstart collaboration between schools, suppliers and food producers in an effort to provide nutritious food.

According to a U.S. Department of Agriculture news release, during an event at Maplewood Elementary in Greeley, Colo. Where he met with school and district leaders about the benefits of USDA decisions, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced the department will award $10 million in grants to help schools expand nutrition education and outlined a proposed regulatory shift that would provide schools with the option of providing healthy meals to all students at no cost.

“The Biden-Harris Administration believes that a healthier future for our country starts with our children,” Vilsack said in the USDA news release. “Continuing to make school meals healthier and available to more students are some of the best ways we can help our children thrive early in life.”

According to the news release, the USDA also will award $50 million to groups that manage the School Food System Transportation Challenge Sub-Grants as part of its Health Meals Incentive Initiative.

The USDA noted in the release that the grants spark innovation across the food marketplace to ensure good food gets into the lunches of school children.

According to the USDA, eligible groups can apply for those sub-grants later this year.