Project Grant 264RI306L1603
- The Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education received a $1,550,665.47 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service on October 1, 2021 to provide fresh fruits and vegetables to elementary schools through September 30, 2022. The grant was awarded under the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, CFDA #10.582, which provides cash grants to assist States in giving free fresh fruits and vegetables to elementary schools with high percentages of...
- The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education a $681,901 Formula Grant under the Farm to School State Formula Grant program (CFDA 10.645). The grant will support Rhode Island's farm to school programs through September 2026. Consistent with the American Rescue Plan's goal of strengthening food supply chain resiliency, the funding will help increase institutional participation in and capacity for local food...
- This $560,189 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 10.185) will support the purchase of local food from small businesses and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers for distribution to schools in Rhode Island. The Rhode Island Department of Education will subaward funds to Farm Fresh Rhode Island to implement activities to meet project objectives, including ensuring the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education $20.42 million in formula grant funding under the National School Lunch Program (CFDA 10.555) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award provides cash subsidies and USDA Foods to support nutritionally balanced, low-cost or no-cost lunch service delivery across eligible public and nonprofit private schools...
- Summary of Federal Project Grant Award The Hawaii State Department of Education received a $2.93 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (CFDA 10.582), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award provides funding to procure and distribute free fresh fruits and vegetables to elementary schools throughout Hawaii with high percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $1,041,945.23 Project Grant to the Hawaii State Department of Education under the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (CFDA 10.582) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program provides cash grants to assist states in offering free fresh fruits and vegetables to elementary schools with high percentages of children eligible for free and reduced-price meals. Under this...
- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management was awarded a $259,380 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service on July 18, 2022 to support farm to school programs through June 30, 2024. The grant funding will support the Farm to School Grant Program, administered by USDA FNS under CFDA #10.575. The program aims to improve access to local foods in USDA Child Nutrition Programs by providing grants and technical assistance to eligible entities to...
- This $3.3 million project grant from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service will support the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (CFDA #10.582) in Indiana from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The grant provides funding to the Indiana Department of Education to administer subawards that will directly deliver free fresh fruits and vegetables to elementary school children throughout the state. A total of 28 school districts/organizations are identified as subrecipients...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education received a $541,924 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Child Nutrition-Technology Innovation Grant program (CFDA 10.541), awarded on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2028. This grant funds the development, improvement, and maintenance of automated information technology systems to operate and manage Child Nutrition...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management received a $236,528 Project Grant award from the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP, CFDA 10.576), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award funds the distribution of benefits to low-income seniors in Rhode Island, enabling eligible beneficiaries to purchase fresh, nutritious, locally grown fruits, vegetables,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education a $2.81 million Project Grant under the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (CFDA 10.582) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award provides cash funding to procure and distribute free fresh fruits and vegetables to elementary schools throughout Rhode Island with high percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals under the National School Lunch Program. Through this grant, the state agency selects eligible elementary schools based on free and reduced-price meal eligibility percentages and enters into agreements with school food authorities to implement the program at the school level. The primary deliverables include the procurement and distribution of fresh produce to participating schools, which are required to serve the fruits and vegetables at no cost to all enrolled children while promoting nutrition education and publicizing availability within the school environment. The Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, as the prime recipient, is responsible for selecting schools, managing the federal-state agreement, and overseeing program implementation to introduce students to fresh produce varieties and increase overall consumption of unprocessed fruits and vegetables in economically disadvantaged school communities.Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $2.8m | 10/8/25 |