Farm to School Grant Program
The summary for the Farm to School Grant Program grant is detailed below.
This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants.
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Farm to School Grant Program: The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA) amended Section 18 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) to establish 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 HHFKA, effective October 1, 2012, $5 million willbe provided to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on an annual basis tosupport grants, technical assistance, and the Federal administrative costs related to USDA's farm to school program. This Request for Applications (RFA) provides additional details regarding the grants aspect of the farm to school program.The USDA Food & Nutrition Service (FNS) is charged with implementing the farm to schoolprogram. In this first funding cycle, FNS anticipates awarding up to $3.5 million in grant funding to support efforts that improve access to local foods in eligible schools. It is anticipated that the remaining $1.5 million will support a combination of training and technical assistance,administrative costs, and/or additional farm to school grants.Grant funds will be made available on a competitive basis, subject to availability of Federal funds. Applicants are encouraged to first submit a Letter of Intent and then apply for either a Planning Grant or an Implementation Grant. Planning grants are expected to range from $20,000-$45,000 and represent approximately 25 percent of the total awards. Implementation grants are expected to range from $65,000 - $100,000 and represent approximately 75 percent of the total awards. For both types of grants, the applicant must provide at least 25 percent of the costs of the grant project as the Federal share of costs for this grant cannot exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the project, as required by the HHFKA.Applicants must choose between submitting a Planning grant or an Implementation grant. Onlyone application per eligible entity is permitted. Please complete and submit the additional Free and Reduced Price Meal Participation Form located on the F2S website for your grant project. This is a required form. Additional information on the Farm to School Program is available at http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/F2S/.
Federal Grant Title: | Farm to School Grant Program |
Federal Agency Name: | Food and Nutrition Service |
Grant Categories: | Food and Nutrition |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-FNS-F2S-2012 |
Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement Grant |
CFDA Numbers: | 10.575 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Farm to School Grant Program |
Current Application Deadline: | Jun 15, 2012 |
Original Application Deadline: | Jun 15, 2012 |
Posted Date: | Apr 16, 2012 |
Creation Date: | May 24, 2012 |
Archive Date: | Jul 15, 2012 |
Total Program Funding: | $3,500,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $100,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $20,000 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 60 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | Yes |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Eligible Schools State and Local Agencies Indian Tribal Organizations Agricultural Producers (or groups of Producers) Non-profit Entities
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Gregory Walton Grants Officer
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