In May 2011 the University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research, with funding from FNS, competitively awarded a first round of grants to five large and eight small projects in the amount of $2.45 million to qualified individuals and institutions to provide rigorous research that expands our understanding of hunger among children in the United States and the attendant policy implications.
This page provides an overview of the processes and activities a State Systems Officeciated with FNS' discretionary grant opportunities.
Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its annual report, Expenditures on Children by Families, also known as the Cost of Raising a Child. The report shows that a middle-income family with a child born in 2012 can expect to spend about $241,080 ($301,970 adjusted for projected inflation) for food, shelter, and other necessities associated with child-rearing expenses over the next 17 years.
A list of funding sources provided by USDA, as well as other federal agencies, that have supported and continue to support farm to school initiatives in local communities.
In addition to USDA’s funding sources provided above, other federal agencies may have funding opportunities that support Farm to School activities.
USDA funding opportunities for farmers, school and communities in a variety of agricultural areas.
On July 16, 2012, FNS issued memorandum SP 38-2012, which allowed Residential Child Care Institutions, with state agency approval, to serve the National School Lunch Program meal pattern in effect for the highest age/grade group served to all residential students.
Attachment 7 Provisions 2 & 3 Grants Technical Proposal Requirements