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Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program

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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 10.522
Link
View Program Website
Sponsors
National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Deadlines
Dec 7, 2023
Contact

Dr. Carinthia Cherry
Carinthia.Cherry@usda.gov

Ryan Kornegay
Ryan.Kornegay@usda.gov

Purpose

The Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program provides grants to develop and expand existing farm to school initiatives and other food and agriculture experiential learning initiatives within a distinct service area with the overall goal of increasing knowledge of agriculture and improving the nutritional health of children.

Priorities include:

  • Increase capacity for food, garden, and nutrition education within host organizations, school cafeterias, and classrooms
  • Complement and build on the efforts of the farm to school programs implemented under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act
  • Complement additional efforts by the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the school breakfast program
  • Carry out activities that advance the nutritional health of children and nutrition education in elementary and secondary schools
  • Foster higher levels of community engagement and support the expansion of national service and volunteer opportunities
Eligibility

Eligible applicants include:

  • State agricultural experiment stations
  • Colleges and universities
  • University research foundations
  • Other research institutions and organizations
  • Federal agencies
  • National laboratories
  • Private organizations, nonprofit organizations, foundations, and corporations
  • Individuals
  • Any group consisting of 2 or more entities listed above
Geographic coverage
Nationwide
Amount of funding

Award ceiling: $240,000 for the entire project period
Award floor: $112,500
Project period: Up to 2 years
Estimated number of awards: 7
Estimated total program funding: $1,920,000

Application process

Links to application instructions and the online application process are available through grants.gov.

Tagged as
Children and youth · Farmers and farmworkers · Food security and nutrition · Networking and collaboration · Poverty · Schools

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