This memo addresses the case for a new financing coordination mechanism with a remit to align and mobilize additional financing in support of national efforts to expand the reach and improve the quality of school meal programs. The note draws on research carried out by the Sustainable Financing Initiative for School Health and Nutrition (SFI) of the School Meals Coalition, looking at sustainable and innovative financing for school meals. This memo was produced by members of Room 2, a working group linked to Sustainable Development Goal 2 on Zero Hunger, convened as part of the 17 Rooms global flagship in 2024. 17 Rooms is a platform for advancing the economic, social, and environmental priorities embedded in the world’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The initiative is co-hosted by the Center for Sustainable Development at the Brookings Institution and The Rockefeller Foundation. In 2024, each Room was asked to develop and advance a big idea—a practical action or mechanism that could make a material difference to some aspect of the world’s 17 SDG outcomes by 2030.