FY2025 Farm To School Grant State Agency
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- USDA-FNS-2025-F2S-STATEAGENCY
- Agency
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Food and Nutrition Service
Department of Agriculture
- Applications due
- Award size
- $50,000 to $500,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 10.575 Farm to School Grant Program
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Food and Nutrition
- Eligible applicants
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- State Governments
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The FY2025 Farm To School Grant State Agency is a 24-month grant opportunity from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service that aims to promote agricultural education and increase the amount of local food served in eligible Child Nutrition Program (CNP) operators. The grant is intended to fund state agencies to support and grow farm to CNP efforts in their states. Eligible applicants are limited to state government agencies that administer or work with the agencies that administer federal CNPs. Applicants must provide matching support of at least 25% of the total project budget in the form of cash or in-kind contributions. The application deadline is January 10, 2025, with anticipated award announcements in July 2025.
The grant awards up to $500,000 per project, with state agencies as the only eligible applicants. The grant projects are 24 months in length and must support activities that connect students to the sources of their food through education, taste tests, school gardens, field trips, and local food sourcing for school meals. The place of performance for these projects can be across multiple states, with a focus on serving high-need or underserved communities.
Synopsis
Plese see upcoming webinars for more information.
Introduction to the RFA, Nov 5 - https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_3-JYEJEyTkq4ySEIwb6gTQ
Submitting a Complete Grant Package, Nov 6 - https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_KqjKRZ03SMahpFOpZCkPgw
The Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program is designed to increase the availability of local foods in schools and connect students to the sources of their food through education, taste tests, school gardens, field trips, and local food sourcing for school meals. Grants can launch new farm to school programs or expand existing efforts. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Farm to School State Agency Grant is intended to promote agricultural education and increase the amount of local food served in eligible CNP operators by funding State agencies to support and grow farm to CNP efforts in their States.
The FY 2025 Farm to School State Agency Grant awards projects of 24 months in length for funding for up to $500,000. Applicants are required to provide matching support of at least 25 percent of the total project budget in the form of cash or in-kind contributions. State agencies are the only entity eligible for the FY 2025 Farm to School State Agency Grant.
This RFA is one of three funding opportunities being offered under the Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program in FY 2025. Please see the RFA Grant Track Decision Document under the "Related Documents" tab in Grants.gov for more information on the different grant types.
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