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...
This $100,000 Farm to School Grant Program award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (CFDA 10.575), supports the non-profit organization Kids Food Basket in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The funding will be used to improve access to locally sourced foods in child nutrition programs and provide agricultural education to students. Key activities include procuring local produce, developing school gardens, and strengthening the supply chain between local farms...
This $100,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service's Farm to School Grant Program (CFDA 10.575) was awarded to Holy Family Institute, a non-profit woman-owned organization, on July 22, 2024. The funding will support initiatives to improve access to local foods in child nutrition programs operated by the institute. Key activities include procuring locally sourced foods for school meals, developing school gardens, providing agricultural education,...
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,...
This federal Project Grant award of $100,000.00 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the Farm to School Grant Program (CFDA 10.575). The grant will fund initiatives by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) 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...
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....
The Duval County School Board was awarded a $100,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm to School Grant Program (CFDA 10.575) on July 22, 2024. The grant will fund initiatives to improve access to local foods in the School Board's child nutrition programs. Key activities will include procuring local foods for school meals, developing school gardens, providing agricultural education, and strengthening supply chains between local producers and schools. The grant...
This $337,815 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is funded through the Farm to School Grant Program (CFDA 10.575). The grant recipient, the non-profit organization Ecotrust, will use the funding to implement farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in USDA FNS Child Nutrition Programs. Ecotrust will provide outreach, education, research, and technical assistance to support environmentally sustainable food...
The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $155,850 Project Grant to the Washington Department of Education on July 18, 2022 through June 30, 2024. The grant funding will support the Farm to School Grant Program (CFDA #10.575) to assist eligible entities in implementing farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Specifically, the grant will allow the Department of Education to deliver...
This $367,221 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (CFDA 10.575 Farm to School Grant Program) supports the Tides Center's implementation of a farm to school program to improve access to local foods in the FNS Child Nutrition Programs. The grant will fund activities to increase procurement of local foods and facilitate partnerships between schools, producers, and other community stakeholders. Key deliverables include expanding student and family...