CN farm to school grant

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded Elmore County Board of Education $500,000 on May 1, 2026, under the Farm to School Grant Program (CFDA 10.575) to develop and implement comprehensive farm-to-school initiatives including local food procurement, school gardens, agricultural curriculum integration, and infrastructure improvements supporting access to local foods in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, with emphasis on schools serving high percentages of students eligible for free and reduced-price meals.

Performance runs through June 30, 2028, at Elmore County schools in Wetumpka, Alabama. This Implementation grant award represents one of three awards the district received in 2026, part of a growth trajectory from two awards in 2022 to ten in 2025. The district has obligated $42.1 million across 32 awards since 2009, operating exclusively within the federal education and child nutrition grant ecosystem as a recipient of federal grants flowing through state and federal education agencies.