FY25_Farm to School Grant_Activities Indicators Tracker_Agriculture Education.docx

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This document is an Agricultural Education Project Activities/Indicators Tracker related to a federal Farm to School grant opportunity. The key details are:

The objective is to plan, implement, and evaluate the integration of farm to school topics into Child Nutrition Program (CNP) sites' curriculum. Required activities include attending training events, establishing a curriculum planning team, determining how local foods will be incorporated, developing or procuring the curriculum, and incorporating it into school/site activities. Indicators to track include number of partner organizations, CNP students impacted, collaborating CNP sites, and dollar value of local foods purchased.

The related federal grant opportunity is the FY2025 Farm to School Grant-Turnkey, a 24-month grant of up to $50,000 with a 25% match requirement. This is one of three Turnkey Grant project tracks available, focused on Agricultural Education. Eligible applicants include schools, Indian Tribal Organizations, agricultural producers, non-profits, and local agencies that operate Child Nutrition Programs.

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Agricultural Education Project Activities/Indicators Tracker Objective: Plan, implement, and evaluate the integration of farm to school topics into CNP sites’ curriculum.

A: Required Activity (Do not edit)

B: List tasks required to accomplish activity
C: Responsible party for each task
D: Proposed Timeline

(Month, year – Month, year) E: Indicators(s)

Attend at least one national or regional-level networking and training event.

Number attended

Establish a curriculum planning team, with diverse leadership that reflects the community served.

Number of partner organizations

Types of partner organizations

Determine how local foods will be incorporated into the curriculum (e.g., taste tests, farm visits).

Establish a vision, goals, and objectives for the curriculum.

Determine the desired outcomes and competencies to be achieved from the curriculum.

Identify State standards connected to the curriculum.

Identify the student population who will participate in the curriculum.

Develop or procure the curriculum.

Determine how the agricultural education curriculum will be integrated into participating CNP sites.

Gather input and feedback on the curriculum from relevant stakeholders.

Incorporate the agricultural education curriculum into school/site activities.

Number of CACFP students (age 0 – pre-k) students, primary students (grades k-5), secondary students (grades 6-12) impacted

Number of collaborating CNP sites by level: CACFP (age 0 – pre-k), primary (grades k-5), secondary (grades 6-12)

Dollar value of local foods purchased by product type: fruit, vegetables, fluid milk, other dairy, protein, grains (including baked goods), other

Identify strategies for ensuring the curriculum remains integrated with school/site activities beyond the period of performance.

Conduct an evaluation of the project.

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