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FY2024 Farm to School Grants
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| Food, Agriculture & Nutrition |
Federal
USDA |
01-12-2024 | $12.0 M | Match Required |
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Status
- Expected Number of Awards 100
- Opportunity Type Discretionary
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CFDA
10.575 -- Farm to School Grant Program
Description
The Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program is designed to increase the availability of local foods in schools and help connect students to the sources of their food through education, taste tests, school gardens, field trips, and local food sourcing for school meals. Grants can launch new farm to school programs or expand existing efforts. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Farm to School Grant awards projects of 24 months in length for funding up to $500,000. Applicants are required to provide matching support of at least 25 percent of the total project budget in the form of cash or in-kind contributions. The RFA offers three tracks - Implementation, State Agency, and Turnkey - to support a variety of projects and implementation stages. Eligible applicants may include schools and other institutions that operate Child Nutrition Programs, Indian Tribal Organizations, agricultural producers or groups of agricultural producers, nonprofit entities, and State and local agencies.
Eligibility
- IHE
- Local Government
- Non-Profit
- Other
- State Government
- Tribal Government
Additional Eligibility Information
The following are generally eligible entities, which are described in more detail in the Request for Applications. Please see each track’s eligibility section for track-specific eligibility:• Eligible schools, including nonprofit private and charter schools, which operate the NSLP and/or SBP;• Eligible child care institutions, including non-school based institutions that have an agreement with the State agency to operate CACFP;• Eligible summer sponsors, including non-school based institutions that have an agreement with the State agency to operate SFSP;• State agencies;• Local agencies;• Indian Tribal Organizations;• Agricultural producers or groups of agricultural producers; and• Non-profit entities. Entity type must be clearly indicated and unambiguous in all application materials. If USDA cannot determine the applicant to be an eligible entity based on information contained within the application, the applicant will be deemed ineligible and removed from competition without further consideration.
Key Date(s)
- October 11, 2023: Posted Date
- December 18, 2023: Last Updated Date
- January 12, 2024: Current Closing Date for Applications
- January 12, 2024: Application Due Date
- February 11, 2024: Application Archive Date
Contact Information
Anna Arrowsmith