USDA Farm to School Grant
open for applications
The FY 2023 USDA Farm to School Grant Request for Applications (RFA) is now available here! Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. ET on January 6, 2023. USDA seeks to award up to $12 million to expand access to local food in eligible schools.
Schools and school districts, CACFP and Summer sponsors, Indian tribal organizations, state agencies, local agencies, nonprofit organizations, and agricultural producers are encouraged to apply. Applicants may apply for grants of up to $100,000 in one of the five grant tracks. State agencies or other eligible organizations proposing projects that are multi-state or national in scope may apply for up to $500,000.
USDA will host webinars Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, at 12:30 p.m. MT and Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, at 12:30 p.m. MT to help interested applicants learn more about the RFA and how to apply. Note that these webinars will be the same, so please only sign up for one by clicking the link for the date you would like to register for.
Please contact sm.fn.farmtoschool@usda.gov with any questions related to this grant or RFA (and feel free to CC Allison [Alli] Bell at sm.fn.mpro.f2s@usda.gov). You may also contact Britt Martens at brittany.martens@state.co.us for support related to grant writing, assistance with program development, or idea sharing. Britt serves as the Farm to Colorado specialist and is available to support your efforts with or without a Farm to School Grant.
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