USDA: FY 2021 Farm to School Grants

Deadline: 1/8/2021

Amount: $100,000 max

Website: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=329449

Description:

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 Grant

Program 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.

Eligible applicants:

City or township governments

Special district governments

Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)

Independent school districts

Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)

Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

Small businesses

State governments

County governments

Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)

Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education