Farm to School Grant

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Opportunity number
USDA-FNS-2022-F2S
Agency
Applications due
Award size
Up to $500,000

Opportunity facts

Assistance listings
Funding instrument
Grant
Categories
  • Agriculture
  • Food and Nutrition
Eligible applicants
  • County Governments
  • Other
  • 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
  • City/Township Governments
  • Independent School Districts
  • Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
Full announcement

Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .

Synopsis

The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) establishes a Farm

to School Program in order to assist eligible entities, through grants and technical assistance, in

implementing farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in USDA Food and Nutrition

(FNS) Child Nutrition Programs, including the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School

Breakfast Program (SBP), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and Summer Food Service Program

(SFSP).


Each year $5 million is provided to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support grants,

technical assistance, and other activities related to USDA's Farm to School Program. Additional

funding for the Farm to School Program was made available from the FY 2018 through FY 2021

agriculture appropriations acts and, as a result, USDA expects to award approximately $12 million

under this solicitation. The USDA Farm to School Grant Program is administered by the Food and

Nutrition Service (FNS) Office of Community Food Systems (OCFS).


Authorizing language in Section 18(g) of the NSLA (42 U.S.C 1769(g)) directs the Secretary of

Agriculture to award competitive grants, designed to improve access to local foods in eligible

schools, for activities such as:

• Training;

• Supporting operations;

• Planning;

• Purchasing equipment;

• Developing school gardens;

• Developing partnerships; and,

• Implementing farm to school programs.


The NSLA also directs the Secretary to ensure geographical diversity and equitable treatment of

urban, rural, and tribal communities in the distribution of grant awards, as well as give the

highest priority to funding projects that, as determined by the Secretary:

• Make local food products available on the menu of the eligible school;

• Serve a high proportion of children who are eligible for free or reduced price

lunches;

• Incorporate experiential nutrition education activities in curriculum planning that

encourage the participation of school children in farm and garden-based agricultural education

activities;

• Demonstrate collaboration between eligible schools, nongovernmental and community-

based organizations, agricultural producer groups, and other community partners;

• Include adequate and participatory evaluation plans;

• Demonstrate the potential for long-term program sustainability; and,

• Meet any other criteria that the Secretary determines appropriate.


Files

File Type Posted
FY2022FAQs-Final.pdf PDF
FNS-906 - Grant Program Accounting System and Financial Capability Questionnaire.pdf PDF
TurnkeyGrantTemplate-Producer.docx DOCX document
TurnkeyGrantTemplate-Producer.docx DOCX document
TurnkeyGrantTemplate-AgriculturalEducation.docx DOCX document
TurnkeyGrantTemplate-ActionPlan.docx DOCX document
TurnkeyGrantPlanTemplate-EdibleGarden.docx DOCX document
RFABudgetNarrativeChecklist.docx DOCX document
ImplementationStateAgencyTrack-ProjectWorkplan.docx DOCX document
BudgetNarrativeTemplate.docx DOCX document
FY 2022 Farm To School Grant Request for Applications.pdf PDF
FY 2022 Farm To School Grant Request for Applications.pdf PDF
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