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USDA-FNS-F2S-2024: FY2024 Farm to School Grants

Closed Closed January 12, 2024 Opportunity USDA-FNS-F2S-2024 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Food and Nutrition Service notices from 2023.

• Award ceiling$500,000
• Award floor$1
• Total funding$12.0 million
• Expected awards100
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeGrant

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Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, state and local governments and tribes.

The following are generally eligible entities, which are described in more detail in the Request for Applications. Please see each track’s eligibility section for track-specific eligibility:• Eligible schools, including nonprofit private and charter schools, which operate the NSLP and/or SBP;• Eligible child care institutions, including non-school based institutions that have an agreement with the State agency to operate CACFP;• Eligible summer sponsors, including non-school based institutions that have an agreement with the State agency to operate SFSP;• State agencies;• Local agencies;• Indian Tribal Organizations;• Agricultural producers or groups of agricultural producers; and• Non-profit entities. Entity type must be clearly indicated and unambiguous in all application materials. If USDA cannot determine the applicant to be an eligible entity based on information contained within the application, the applicant will be deemed ineligible and removed from competition without further consideration.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Farm to School Grant Program awards averaged $91,096; this notice allows up to $500,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (66% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.

What the grant funds

The Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program is designed to increase the availability of local foods in schools and help 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) 2024 Farm to School Grant awards projects of 24 months in length for funding 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. The RFA offers three tracks - Implementation, State Agency, and Turnkey - to support a variety of projects and implementation stages. Eligible applicants may include schools and other institutions that operate Child Nutrition Programs, Indian Tribal Organizations, agricultural producers or groups of agricultural producers, nonprofit entities, and State and local agencies.

Category: Food and Nutrition.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

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