CN farm to school grant

This federal Project Grant award of $458,803 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) was provided to Foodcorps, Inc., a non-profit organization, through the USDA's Farm to School Grant Program (CFDA 10.575). The grant supports Foodcorps' initiatives to connect New York schools with local farms and provide nutrition education, school gardening, and improved school meal options. This funding will enable Foodcorps to continue its work of deploying AmeriCorps members to schools to teach healthy eating lessons and encourage the sourcing of more local foods in school cafeterias. Foodcorps has previously received other federal grants, such as a $16 million 2022 AmeriCorps grant, to expand these farm-to-school efforts in other states. The current award will specifically focus on increasing access to local foods for schools in New York over the project period from July 2023 to June 2025.