Brighter Bites
Houston, TX
- UEI
- CEYXGX3MNQ33
- CAGE
- 7LXP8
- Primary NAICS
- 624210 Community Food Services
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 535 Portwall St, Houston, TX 77029, USA
- Website
- brighterbites.org
- Founded
- 2012
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Family Services
- SIC code
- 83 Social Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health & Human SVC Commn TX | 256TX176Q3903 | $206,511 |
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About the company
Brighter Bites, a tax-exempt nonprofit organization headquartered in Houston, Texas, operates as a federal grant recipient delivering food access and nutrition education programming to underserved communities, with all recent awards placed as a prime recipient (75% of awards) rather than through federal contracts. The organization delivers fresh produce distribution paired with evidence-based nutrition education curricula to elementary and secondary school students, pediatric patients in healthcare settings, and their families across Texas and the greater Washington, D.C. metro region.
Brighter Bites' recent federal footprint centers on three distinct customer agencies within the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services, with one sub-award. The Department of Agriculture accounts for three prime grants: a $266 thousand award from the Agricultural Marketing Service (dated January 3, 2022, completed January 2, 2023) supporting COVID-19 relief costs for food processors and distributors; a grant from the National Institute of Food and Nutrition (dated September 1, 2023, running through August 31, 2027) funding the Produce Prescription Program in Galena Park, Texas, which delivers bi-weekly produce distributions via DoorDash to 300 pediatric patients aged three to eighteen and pairs them with monthly virtual nutrition education sessions using CATCH and Virtual Culinary Medicine curricula; and a $266 thousand award from the Administration for Children and Families (dated August 31, 2026, running through August 30, 2027) under the Social Services Research and Demonstration program (CFDA 93.647) to expand food access and CATCH nutrition education to six elementary schools, reaching nearly 2,880 students and distributing over 258,000 pounds of produce (approximately 215,175 meals) to more than 1,530 families. Brighter Bites also serves as a sub-recipient under a Health & Human Services Commission Texas prime grant for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Education (dated October 14, 2025).
Award activity shows one grant per year across 2022, 2023, 2025, and 2026, with combined dollars obligated of approximately $970 thousand. Two awards (combined value roughly $532 thousand) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and face recompete exposure.
Quick answers
Is Brighter Bites registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Brighter Bites's SAM.gov registration is active through April 13, 2027.
What is Brighter Bites's most recent federal award?
Brighter Bites's most recent federal grant award is Increasing community health, food access, and nutrition education with brighter bites greater DC metro - brighter bites… (90XP0778), from Office of Grants Management (ACF), on August 31, 2026.
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- Federal grant awards
- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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