Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (10.582)
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (Assistance Listing 10.582) is run by the Food and Nutrition Service, part of the Department of Agriculture. It awarded $913 million in 273 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $3.3 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $3.2 million. Half of the 273 awards fell between $2.3 million and $4.3 million, and they ranged from $29 to $15.4 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$913 million
- Grant awards273
- Typical award$3.2 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$197 million
- Size rank273 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding rose from $145 million in fiscal 2021 to $197 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 273rd largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 58% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 55 states and territories.
What the program funds
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.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
In order to be eligible to participate in the FFVP, the school must be a low-income public or nonprofit private elementary school, and must participate in the National School Lunch Program.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Under Section 19 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, 42. U.S.C. 1769, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program funding is available to State agencies through an annual transfer of the Agricultural Marketing Service's Section 32 funds. Selected low-income, public and nonprofit private elementary schools are reimbursed for produce served to school children outside of the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program food service periods. All participating schools must agree to serve fresh fruits and vegetables free to all enrolled children, and to publicize fresh fruit and vegetable availability within the school. Selected schools must be low-income public and nonprofit private elementary schools. Selected schools must serve fresh fruits and vegetables free to all students in selected schools. Selected schools must serve fresh fruits and vegetables outside of the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program, and must publicize the availability of fresh fruits and vegetables within the school.;
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Deadlines do not apply Funding is provided via a federal state agreement
Award range and average, in the agency's words
FFVP funds are allocated at a level of $50 to $75 per student per school year. Funding is allocated among States based on a funding formula, which is adjusted every July 1 to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index. The minimum grant to each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia will equal one percent of the funds made available to carry out this program for the school year. Additional funding will be allocated to all States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, on the basis of population.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (10.582) awarded $913 million across 273 grant awards, an average of $3.3 million per award.
Who usually wins
Almost all of the money went to state and local governments.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 273 | $913 million | 100% |
By state
52 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 5 | $59.4 million |
| Texas | 5 | $51.0 million |
| Florida | 5 | $36.6 million |
| New York | 6 | $36.5 million |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | $27.3 million |
| New Jersey | 5 | $26.7 million |
| Georgia | 5 | $26.2 million |
| North Carolina | 5 | $25.8 million |
| Illinois | 5 | $23.6 million |
| Michigan | 5 | $21.9 million |
| Tennessee | 5 | $21.5 million |
| Wisconsin | 5 | $20.1 million |
| Virginia | 5 | $19.9 million |
| Ohio | 5 | $19.9 million |
| South Carolina | 5 | $19.9 million |
| Washington | 5 | $19.6 million |
| Massachusetts | 5 | $19.3 million |
| Maryland | 5 | $19.2 million |
| Kentucky | 5 | $17.9 million |
| Alabama | 5 | $17.7 million |
| Arizona | 5 | $17.2 million |
| Utah | 5 | $17.0 million |
| Colorado | 5 | $15.8 million |
| Minnesota | 5 | $15.8 million |
| Missouri | 5 | $15.7 million |
| Louisiana | 5 | $15.5 million |
| Indiana | 5 | $15.5 million |
| Arkansas | 5 | $15.1 million |
| Connecticut | 5 | $14.9 million |
| Iowa | 5 | $14.9 million |
| Oklahoma | 5 | $14.9 million |
| West Virginia | 5 | $13.4 million |
| Maine | 5 | $12.8 million |
| Kansas | 5 | $12.6 million |
| New Mexico | 5 | $12.3 million |
| South Dakota | 5 | $12.3 million |
| Oregon | 5 | $12.3 million |
| North Dakota | 5 | $12.3 million |
| Mississippi | 5 | $12.1 million |
| Wyoming | 5 | $11.7 million |
| Nebraska | 5 | $11.6 million |
| Idaho | 5 | $11.1 million |
| Alaska | 5 | $10.1 million |
| Delaware | 5 | $9.8 million |
| New Hampshire | 5 | $9.8 million |
| Montana | 5 | $8.5 million |
| Nevada | 5 | $8.4 million |
| Rhode Island | 5 | $8.0 million |
| Vermont | 5 | $7.6 million |
| District of Columbia | 5 | $6.6 million |
| Hawaii | 5 | $5.2 million |
| Marshall Islands | 4 | $2.0 million |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | $253,795 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 5 | $123,009 |
| Guam | 3 | $119,328 |