1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nutrition Coordinators for Local Healthy Youth Act . 2. Grant program for nutrition coordinators Section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1788 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (m); and (2) by inserting after subsection (k) the following new subsection: (l) Grant program for nutrition coordinators (1) Establishment of grant program The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall establish a program to make grants to local educational agencies to appoint nutrition coordinators to carry out the activities described in paragraph (4). (2) Application To be selected to receive a grant under paragraph (1), a local educational agency, in consultation with the State agency that administers school lunch programs in the geographic area served by such local educational agency, shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (3) Use of funds A local educational agency that receives a grant under this subsection shall use such funds to appoint a nutrition coordinator to, with respect to the geographic area served by such agency— (A) ensure compliance with local school wellness policies under section 9A of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1758b ); (B) coordinate nutrition education programs with school food service directors for such local educational agency; (C) conduct trainings and facilitate information sharing of best practices that— (i) encourage students to participate in healthy eating and active living; (ii) are consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans published under section 301 of the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5341 ); and (iii) are consistent with the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans published by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion of the Department of Health and Human Services