On an annual basis, USDA awards competitive Farm to School grants that support planning, developing, and implementing farm to school programs. USDA's Farm to School grants are an important way to help state, regional, and local organizations as they initiate, expand, and institutionalize farm to school efforts.
FY 2025 Farm to School Grant RFAs Now Open
The fiscal year (FY) 2025 Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program requests for applications (RFAs) are now open. This year the RFA has been split into three separate solicitations:
To apply, visit Grants.gov and follow the instructions found in the RFA.
Applicants may decide which grant track best suits their project. The RFA grant track decision document is a great resource to help make this decision. This document provides a brief overview of the three grant tracks, their objectives, eligible entities, and example activities for each. This resource is also available under “Related Documents” on each Grants.gov post. Be sure to visit the applicant resources page for more helpful resources, including links to webinars that provide specific assistance on applying for a Farm to School Grant.
Important Resources
- Seeding Success Webinars - A reoccurring series of webinars, providing technical assistance that supports farm to school grantees to develop, expand, and maintain robust farm to school programs, projects, or initiatives. These webinar topics were identified as topics of interest by farm to school grantees.
- Grantee Resources - Intended to help current farm to school grant recipients administer, and accurately report, their grant related activities.
- Grant Applicant Resources - provided for those who are interested in potentially applying for a future farm to school grant.
- Prior Grant Awards - an up to date list of prior farm to school grant awards, and descriptions of the work funded with the grant.
- Farm to School State Formula Grants
Farm to School Grantee Reports
- Bringing Local Foods to Students: Achievements and Learnings from USDA Farm to School Grantees
- Cultivating Opportunity: An Overview of USDA's Fiscal Year 2015 and 2016 Farm to School Grantees' Growing Achievements
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Check out our Patrick Leahy Farm to School Program factsheets.
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