USDA announces Farm to School Grant Program

USDA Risk Management Agency

The Farm to School Grant Program (CDFA #: 10.575) was announced by the USDA on February 6. Additional details are available on-line at: http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/f2s/f2_2013_grant_program.htm.

For all questions pertaining to the USDA Farm to School Grant Program, please e-mail farmtoschool@fns.usda.gov.

In this funding round, the USDA is soliciting applications for three types of grants:

1. Planning grants are intended for school districts or schools just starting to incorporate farm to school program elements into their operations.

2. Implementation grants are intended for school districts or schools to help scale or further develop existing farm to school initiatives.

3. Support Service grants are intended for state and local agencies, Indian tribal organizations, agricultural producers or groups of agricultural producers, and non-profit entities working with school districts or schools to further develop existing farm to school initiatives and to provide broad reaching support services to farm to school initiatives.

Proposals are due at midnight EST, April 24, 2013. In all cases, a 25% cash or in-kind match of the total project cost is required.

Jo Lynne Seufer is a Risk Management Specialist at the USDA/Risk Management Agency, Spokane Regional Office (Serving Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington)

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jo.lynne.seufer@rma.usda.gov

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