# Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program  (10.582)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/10-582-fresh-fruit-and-vegetable-program/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program  is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $913 million in 273 grants, about $3.3 million per award.

## Objectives

To assist States, through cash grants, in providing free fresh fruits and vegetables to elementary schools with high percentages of children who receive free or reduced price meals through the National School Lunch Program.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $145 million | 55 |
| 2022 | $165 million | 55 |
| 2023 | $189 million | 57 |
| 2024 | $217 million | 56 |
| 2025 | $197 million | 56 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education California | California | $59.4 million |
| Texas Department of Agriculture | Texas | $51.0 million |
| Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Florida | Florida | $36.6 million |
| New York State Education Department | New York | $36.5 million |
| Pennsylvania Dept of Education | Pennsylvania | $27.3 million |
| New Jersey Department of Agriculture | New Jersey | $26.7 million |
| Georgia Dept of Education | Georgia | $26.2 million |
| North Carolina Department of Public Instruction | North Carolina | $25.8 million |
| Illinois State Board of Education | Illinois | $23.6 million |
| Michigan Department of Education | Michigan | $21.9 million |
| Department of Education Tennessee | Tennessee | $21.5 million |
| Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction | Wisconsin | $20.1 million |
| Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Education | Virginia | $19.9 million |
| Ohio Department of Education | Ohio | $19.9 million |
| South Carolina Department of Education | South Carolina | $19.9 million |
| Superintendent of Public Instruction | Washington | $19.6 million |
| Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education | Massachusetts | $19.3 million |
| Maryland State Department of Education | Maryland | $19.2 million |
| Kentucky Department of Education | Kentucky | $17.9 million |
| Alabama State Department of Education | Alabama | $17.7 million |