# Farm to School Grant Program (10.575)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/10-575-farm-to-school-grant-program/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Farm to School Grant Program is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $49.9 million in 548 grants, about $91,096 per award.

## Objectives

The Farm to School program exists in order to assist eligible entities, through grants and technical assistance, in implementing farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Child Nutrition Programs.
The program objectives for the implementation and State agency track grants include improve access to local foods in eligible Child Nutrition Program sites through comprehensive farm to school programming that includes local sourcing and agricultural education efforts. Objectives for the turnkey track grants include: development of an action plan to facilitate launching or scaling farm to school activities; plan, implement, and evaluate a food production operation (e.g., school garden) that produces food for Child Nutrition operator activities; plan, implement, and evaluate the integration of farm to school topics into Child Nutrition program sites' curriculum.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $12.1 million | 177 |
| 2022 | $14.7 million | 126 |
| 2023 | $9.9 million | 101 |
| 2024 | $14.5 million | 154 |
| 2025 | -$1.2 million | 1 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Shelburne Farms | Vermont | $6.0 million |
| The National Center for Appropriate Technology Inc | Montana | $1.1 million |
| The Tides Center | California | $954,793 |
| North Dakota Department of Agriculture | North Dakota | $563,912 |
| First Nations Development Institute | Colorado | $500,000 |
| Association of State and Territorial Public Health Nutrition Directors | Arizona | $500,000 |
| Intertribal Agriculture Council, Inc | Montana | $499,999 |
| International Rescue Committee, Inc. | New York | $499,884 |
| Communities Unlimited Inc | Arkansas | $498,950 |
| Healthy Flavors, Inc | Tennessee | $497,759 |
| KY Department of Agriculture | Kentucky | $494,025 |
| Indiana Department of Health | Indiana | $465,905 |
| Eat Real Certified Inc. | California | $463,614 |
| Foodcorps, Inc | New York | $458,803 |
| Public Instruction Montana Office of | Montana | $439,958 |
| LA Dept. of Admin | Louisiana | $437,491 |
| Rural Action Inc | Ohio | $429,006 |
| Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont | Vermont | $395,201 |
| Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection | Wisconsin | $386,111 |
| Community Development Institute | Colorado | $362,819 |