Farm to School Grant Program
For Implementation Grants:
Anna Arrowsmith
anna.arrowsmith@usda.gov
For Turnkey and State Agency Grants:
Jean Bingham
jean.bingham@usda.gov
The Farm to School Grant Program provides funding to plan, establish, and/or sustain a Farm to School program that improves access to local foods and nutrition/agriculture resources in schools.
Grants will be made under 3 tracks:
- Implementation grants are to help schools or school districts expand or further develop existing farm to school initiatives.
- Turnkey grants are for schools or districts just getting started on farm to school activities. May include action planning, agricultural education, and edible gardening.
- State agency grants are intended to increase the amount of local food served in eligible schools by funding state agencies to support and grow farm to school efforts in their states.
Funding priorities include
- Operating in and serving eligible schools and sites located in rural areas
- From tribal organizations and entities serving native communities
- From eligible organizations led or staffed by people of color and the proposed projects are serving communities of color (defined as Black/African American, American Indian, Alaskan native, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, and/or Pacific Islander)
- From small to medium sized agricultural producers or groups of producers
- That serve a high proportion of children (at least 40% or more) who are eligible for free or reduced price meals
Eligible applicants include:
- Institutions, including schools, school districts that operate the National School Lunch and/or Breakfast Program(s), and non-school based institutions that have an agreement with the state agency to operate the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and/or Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)
- State agencies
- Local agencies
- Tribal organizations
- Agricultural producers or groups of agricultural producers
- Nonprofit entities
Turnkey Grants
- Award ceiling: $50,000
- Award floor: $5,000
- Estimated number of awards: 60
Implementation Grant:
- Award ceiling: $500,000 for Indian tribal organizations, Alaska Native Corporations, or projects nationwide or multi-state in scope; $100,000 for all other projects
- Award floor: $50,000
- Estimated number of awards: 75
State Agency Grant:
- Award ceiling: $500,000
- Award floor: $50,000
- Estimated number of awards: 7
Project period: 24 months
Applicants must provide at least a 25% non-federal match in the form of cash or in-kind contributions.
Links to the full announcements and the online application process are available on the program website and in grants.gov:
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Organizations (2)
- USDA Food and Nutrition Service, view details
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, view details
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