# Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program  (10.522)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/10-522-food-and-agriculture-service-learning-program/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program  is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $18.2 million in 43 grants, about $422,490 per award.

## Objectives

The purposes of the Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program (FASLP) are:
(1) to increase capacity for food, garden, and nutrition education within host organizations or entities and school cafeterias and in the classroom;
(2) to complement and build on the efforts of the farm-to-school programs implemented under section 18(g) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(g));
(3) to complement efforts by the Department and school food authorities to implement the school lunch program established under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and the school breakfast program established by section 1773 of title 42;
(4) to carry out activities that advance the nutritional health of children and nutrition education in elementary schools and secondary schools (as those terms are defined in section 7801 of title 20); and
(5) to foster higher levels of community engagement and support the expansion of national service and volunteer opportunities.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $2.0 million | 9 |
| 2022 | $2.4 million | 12 |
| 2023 | $12.0 million | 13 |
| 2024 | $888,109 | 5 |
| 2025 | $943,143 | 4 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National 4-H Council | Maryland | $9.4 million |
| Growing Gardens | Oregon | $464,818 |
| University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. | Georgia | $240,000 |
| Rooted WI Inc | Wisconsin | $240,000 |
| Mala‘ai | Hawaii | $240,000 |
| West Virginia Food & Farm Coalition Inc | West Virginia | $240,000 |
| Regents of the University of Idaho | Idaho | $239,997 |
| St Peters Health Foundation | Montana | $239,403 |
| The House Tuscaloosa | Alabama | $225,000 |
| New Haven Ecology Project Inc | Connecticut | $224,996 |
| Utah State University | Utah | $224,973 |
| Earth Charter Indiana, Inc. | Indiana | $224,851 |
| Kentucky Horticulture Council, Inc. | Kentucky | $224,234 |
| University of Maine System | Maine | $220,704 |
| Jones Valley Urban Farm | Alabama | $220,500 |
| Texas A&m Agrilife Research | Texas | $220,490 |
| Malama Kauai | Hawaii | $220,476 |
| The Freshfarm Markets, Inc. | District of Columbia | $220,460 |
| University of Tennessee | Tennessee | $220,455 |
| Rutgers, the State University | New Jersey | $220,050 |