Project Grant 15LFPPXWA0003

This Project Grant award of $136,078.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm to School Grant Program (CFDA 10.575) was provided to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, doing business as The Department of Education in Washington state. The funding will support the implementation of farm to school initiatives designed to improve access to local foods in the USDA's Child Nutrition Programs across the state. Key activities will include procuring local foods for school meals,...

The Schenectady City School District was awarded a $100,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Farm to School Grant Program (CFDA 10.575) on July 18, 2022. The grant will support the district's implementation of a farm to school program through June 30, 2024 aimed at improving access to local foods in the National School Lunch Program. Specifically, the funding will assist the district with connecting schools and local farms to...

The Greater Albany Public School District 8J was awarded a $100,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service's Farm to School Grant Program (CFDA 10.575) on July 26, 2023. The grant funding will support the implementation of a farm-to-school initiative in the district through June 2030. The initiative aims to connect the district's schools with local farms, establish school gardens, and incorporate locally-grown foods into school cafeteria menus. In...

Shelburne Farms received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service on September 30, 2021 to support local farm to school programs through September 30, 2024. The grant was awarded under the Farm to School Grant Program (CFDA 10.575), which provides assistance to eligible entities to improve access to local foods in USDA Child Nutrition Programs through grants and technical assistance. Specifically, Shelburne Farms will implement...

Sprouting Farms Corp will receive $216,382 under a Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program (CFDA 10.522) to grow farm to school initiatives in the New River Gorge region from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2024. The Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program aims to increase capacity for food, garden, and nutrition education within host organizations and school cafeterias as well as...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $100,000 Farm to School Grant (CFDA 10.575) to the Corvallis Environmental Center located in Corvallis, OR. The 24-month project, running from July 2024 to June 2026, aims to improve access to local foods in child nutrition programs. Key activities include procuring local foods for school meals, developing school gardens, providing agricultural education, and strengthening supply chains between local producers and schools....

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Heavens Windows under the Farm to School Grant Program (CFDA 10.575) from July 18, 2022 to June 30, 2024. The grant will support Heavens Windows' efforts to implement farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in K-12 schools in Spring Valley, California as authorized under the Farm to School Grant Program. Specifically, the organization will work with schools and local farms to connect...

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $395,201 Project Grant to the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont through the Farm to School Grant Program (CFDA 10.575). The grant will support the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont's CN Farm to School Supplemental program from July 18, 2022 to June 30, 2024. The Farm to School Grant Program aims to improve access to local foods in USDA child nutrition programs. This award will likely support the...

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $1.19 million Formula Grant to the Washington Department of Public Instruction under the Farm to School State Formula Grant program (CFDA 10.645) for the period of September 30, 2022 through September 30, 2026. The grant funding will support the state's farm to school program efforts to strengthen food and agriculture supply chain resiliency in accordance with section 1001(b)(4) of the American Rescue Plan Act. Specifically,...

This Project Grant award of $100,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm to School Grant Program (CFDA 10.575) supports initiatives by Independent School District #625 (St. Paul Public Schools) to improve access to local foods in the USDA Child Nutrition Programs. Key activities include procuring locally-sourced foods for school meals, developing school gardens, providing agricultural education, and strengthening supply chains between local producers and the school district....