Government Grants
Business Grants
Home Owner Programs
Federal Programs
About Us
FY 2021 Farm to School Grants
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 eligible schools.To fulfill the farm to
school mandate in the NSLA, $5 million is provided to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) on an annual basis to support grants, technical assistance, and the Federal administrative costs related to USDA’s Farm to School Program.
The USDA Farm to School GrantProgram is housed within the Food and Nutrition Services’ (FNS) Office of Community Food Systems (OCFS).
Additional funding for the Farm to School Grant Program was made available through agricultural appropriations and, as a result, up to $10 million will be awarded under this solicitation.
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 eligible schools.To fulfill the farm to
school mandate in the NSLA, $5 million is provided to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) on an annual basis to support grants, technical assistance, and the Federal administrative costs related to USDA’s Farm to School Program.
The USDA Farm to School GrantProgram is housed within the Food and Nutrition Services’ (FNS) Office of Community Food Systems (OCFS).
Additional funding for the Farm to School Grant Program was made available through agricultural appropriations and, as a result, up to $10 million will be awarded under this solicitation.
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Office: Food and Nutrition Service
Estimated Funding: $10,000,000
Office: Food and Nutrition Service
Estimated Funding: $10,000,000
Who's Eligible
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Farm to School Website
Additional Information of Eligibility:
The following eligible entities are described in more detail below: Institutions, including schools, school districts, and non-school based sites, that operate theNational School Lunch and/or Breakfast Program(s), CACFP, and/or SFSP.
On the coversheet,any applicant to whom this definition applies should select “Eligible school” for entity type; 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 cannotdetermine the applicant to be an eligible entity based on information contained within theapplication, the applicant may be subject to removal from consideration.Eligible schools are defined as schools or institutions that participate in the National
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://www.fns.usda.gov/cfs
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
Grant Officer E-mail address
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2020-10-16
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2021-02-07
Follow @topgovtgrant
Social Entrepreneurship
Spotlight
Building a Million Dollar Company Where Everyone Counts
Ganesh Natarajan is the Founder and Chairman of 5FWorld, a new platform for funding and developing start-ups, social enterprises and the skills eco-system in India. In the past two decades, he has built two of India’s high-growth software services companies – Aptech and Zensar – almost from scratch to global success.
Nonprofit Jobs in Alabama
Fundraising & Development Jobs
Social Services Employment
Substance Abuse Jobs
Program Director Jobs
Social Services Jobs
Learn How to Identify and Avoid Grant Scams
