FY2024 Farm to School Grants
The summary for the FY2024 Farm to School Grants 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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If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Food and Nutrition Service, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
FY2024 Farm to School Grants: 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.
| Federal Grant Title: | FY2024 Farm to School Grants |
| Federal Agency Name: | Food and Nutrition Service (USDA-FNS1) |
| Grant Categories: | Food and Nutrition |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-FNS-F2S-2024 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 10.575 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | January 12th, 2024 |
| Original Application Deadline: | January 12th, 2024 |
| Posted Date: | October 11th, 2023 |
| Creation Date: | October 11th, 2023 |
| Archive Date: | February 11th, 2024 |
| Total Program Funding: | $12,000,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $500,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $1 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 100 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | Yes |
| Last Updated: | October 25th, 2023 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- State governments - County governments - City or township governments - Independent school districts - Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) - Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- 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.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- Farm to School Grant Program Website
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Anna Arrowsmith
Grants Officer e-mail address - Similar Government Grants
- • Farm to School Grant Program
- • FY2025 Farm To School Grant State Agency
- • FY2025 Farm to School Grant-Turnkey
- • Farm to School Implementation Grant
- • FY23 Farm to School Grant
- • FY14 Farm to School Grant Program
- • FY16 Farm to School Grant
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