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THIS GRANT’S FOCUS: Child/Youth Health, Nutrition, Healthy Eating, School Lunch/Food, School
Deadline: Jan. 6, 2023
“The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) establishes a Farm to School Program 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 (FNS) Child Nutrition Programs, including the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and Summer Food Service Program (SFSP).
As mandated by the NSLA, selected grant projects are limited to no more than $100,000 each. However, in anticipation of authority to provide grants of up to $500,000 in the FY 2023 agriculture appropriations, USDA will consider proposals of up to $500,000 from State agencies or other eligible organizations proposing projects that are multi-state or national in scope. The USDA Farm to School Grant Program is administered by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Community Food Systems Division (CFSD).
Authorizing language directs the Secretary of Agriculture to award competitive grants, designed to improve access to local foods in eligible schools, for activities such as: Training, supporting operations, planning, purchasing equipment, developing school gardens, developing partnerships, and implementing farm to school programs…”
Funder: Food and Nutrition Service
Eligibility: “Eligible schools, including nonprofit private and charter schools, which operate the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and/or School Breakfast Program; Eligible Child Care Institutions, including non-school based institutions that have an agreement with the State agency to operate the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP); Eligible Summer Institutions, including non-school based institutions that have an agreement with the State agency to operate the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP); State agencies; Local agencies; Indian Tribal organizations (ITOs)Agricultural producers or groups of agricultural producers; and Non-profit entities.”
Amount: Up to $500,000
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