Florida Local Food For Schools Grant

Shanae Ham
grants@floridaschoolnutrition.org

The Florida School Nutrition Association offers grants to increase economic opportunities for Florida agricultural producers, targeting socially disadvantaged and small business producers, while increasing access to fresh produce in Florida's rural schools.

Eligible purchases of unprocessed or minimally processed, local domestic food products include:

• Fruits and vegetables (including 100% juices)
• Grain products such as pastas and rice
• Meats (whole, pieces, or food items such as ground meats)
• Meat alternates such as beans or legumes
• Fluid milk
• Other dairy foods such as cheese and yogurt

Foods in a wide variety of minimal processing states (whole, cut, pureed) and/or forms (fresh, frozen, canned, dried) are also allowable.

Eligible applicants are farmers and ranchers in Florida.

Priority is given to small businesses and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.

Award amounts are not stated.

A link to the online producer interest form is available on the program website.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until the funding ends on January 31, 2025.