Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** jones valley teaching farm…

Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** jones valley teaching farm (jvtf), a 510C3 nonprofit organization, requests a two-year,$225,000 food and agriculture service learning program (faslp) grant to support theexpansion of its good school food (GSF) education and apprenticeship model, a hands-on foodeducation model that connects students to food, farming, and the culinary arts throughstandards-based, cross-curricular lessons. The good school food expansion project will doubleour capacity to host students at the center, increase connections between local producers andlocal school districts, and increase career exploration opportunities, while creating a pipeline ofstudents interested in agricultural and food-based careers. Specifically, the project aligns withfaslps's priority of increasing knowledge of agriculture and improving the nutritional health ofchildren by 1) increasing agricultural knowledge and improving the nutritional health of pre-k TO12TH grade students who attend birmingham city schools and schools in thebirmingham region; and 2) creating value for the local food system by hosting training and expo events targeted tocnp staff within jefferson county and local producers (building upon efforts established underprior farm to school grant programs. The good school food expansion project is a deeplycollaborative initiative involving a diverse coalition of local and statewide organizations, including birmingham city schools, the city of birmingham, alabama department of agricultureand industries / sweet grown alabama, alabama county extension services, and additionalstakeholders representative of the agriculture and education industries.