Webinar for applicants assembling their 2024 Farm to School Grant applications.
The FNS announces the "Farm to School State Formula Grant" established by the American Rescue Plan Act.
FY24 Farm to School Grant Program application materials.
The 2023 Farm to School Census FAQ addresses common issues for school food authorities responding to the Farm to School Census.
"Food Safety Frequently Asked Questions: The Food Safety Modernization Act and its Impact on Farm to School Activities": This document includes common questions related to food safety when purchasing locally grown and raised food products directly from producers as well as food safety considerations for edible campus gardens.
Designed to increase the availability of local foods in schools, Patrick Leahy Farm to School grants can help farm to school programs get started or expand existing efforts. Funds support a wide range of activities from training, planning, and developing partnerships to creating new menu items, establishing supply chains, offering taste tests to children, purchasing equipment, planting school gardens, and organizing field trips to agricultural operations.
The 2023 Farm to School Grant awardees report is a detailed summary of the projects receiving Farm to School grants in the upcoming grants cycle.
Frequently Asked Questions about the Farm to School Grant
The term "Alternate Protein Product" is the name used by FNS to identify products meeting requirements set forth in Appendix A of the NSLP, SBP, SFSP, and the CACFP within the section entitled Alternate Protein Products.
Instructions for completing the current Farm to School Grant baseline and final reports. Intended for all grantees beginning FY 2022.