Project Grant 20257002645135
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $220,460 Project Grant under the Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program (CFDA 10.522) to The Freshfarm Markets, Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. The two-year grant will support FreshFarm's "FoodPrints" initiative, which provides experiential food and agricultural education in 21 elementary schools across Washington, D.C. Key activities include: Expanding hands-on food and agricultural education for...
- This Project Grant award of $240,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program (CFDA 10.522) supports a collaborative effort between Growing Gardens and Zenger Farm to amplify the impact of their shared work on agricultural and nutrition education, as well as leadership development, for students in the David Douglas School District. The overarching goal is to build a thriving local food...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $220,050 Project Grant to Rutgers, The State University under the USDA's Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program (CFDA 10.522). The 2-year grant, running from September 2023 to September 2025, will support the "The Farmpreneurs: Empowering Student Leaders to Increase Food Knowledge and Food Security in Their Urban Communities" project. Through this initiative, Rutgers will provide...
- Rooted WI Inc. was awarded a $100,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service on July 20, 2021 to support local farm to school programs through June 30, 2023. The award was provided through the Farm to School Grant Program (CFDA #10.575), which aims to improve access to local foods in the USDA's Child Nutrition Programs. Under the grant, Rooted WI Inc. will implement farm to school initiatives that connect schools and local farms to provide...
- This federal Project Grant award, in the amount of $240,000, was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program (CFDA 10.522). The award supports a service-learning partnership between the University of Georgia Research Foundation and East Jackson Comprehensive High School in Georgia to create and pilot high-impact high school courses and student leadership opportunities. These...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $240,000 Project Grant under the Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program (CFDA 10.522) to Mala'ai, a non-profit organization located in Waimea, Hawaii. This 2-year grant, running from September 2025 to September 2027, will enable the "COOK Project" to engage students and teachers on Hawaii Island in hands-on cooking classes and workshops focused on preparing nutritious, locally...
- This $224,818 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture will support Growing Gardens in delivering food, garden, and nutrition education services through its "Growing Food; Cultivating Leaders" program. The two-year program aims to connect over 4,000 students and families in Portland, Oregon with sustainable agriculture and food systems education through hands-on learning at 11 schools. It will promote local foods in school...
- This $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program will enable Iowa State University Extension's Food Systems Team and nonprofit Next Step Adventure to develop and pilot a Youth Local Food Leader (LFL) Educator Cohort for high school teachers. The LFL curriculum, which has trained 377 participants nationwide with 23 trainers across 15 states, will be evolved to provide high school teachers with techniques...
- This $240,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.522 - Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program) supports the "Roots and Routes" program implemented by the West Virginia Food & Farm Coalition Inc. The program addresses two key challenges in West Virginia - the aging farming community and schools' struggle to meet state requirements to purchase at least 5% of their food locally. The "Roots and...
- This $239,997 federal Project Grant awarded by the Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, a civilian agency, under the USDA's Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program (CFDA 10.522), will support a two-year initiative to increase access to local food and improve food, garden, and nutrition education in the Troy School District (TSD) and Genesee Joint School District (GJSD) in Latah County, Idaho. The project aims to: 1) increase access to local foods in school meals, 2) provide experiential...
This $240,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program (CFDA 10.522) will fund Rooted WI Inc.'s "I Grew That!": Student Propelled School Lunches program. The program aims to reconnect elementary and middle school students in the Madison Metropolitan School District to the local food system through hands-on agricultural education and the incorporation of student-grown produce into school lunches. Key activities include providing agricultural lessons, seed starting, and farm visits for elementary students, as well as paid high school service learning jobs to harvest and supply student-grown produce for school meals. Middle school students will also participate in evaluating student-grown varieties and recipe development to determine the most preferred produce for inclusion in school lunches. This project seeks to increase students' understanding of agriculture, improve nutrition knowledge, and foster community engagement between schools, farms, and local food producers.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $240.0k | 9/8/25 |