Closed · USDA-FNS-F2S-2019 · CFDA 10.575 · Discretionary

FY_19_Farm to School_Grant_

Federal grant opportunity posted by Food and Nutrition Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$20K-$100K
Award range
Closed
Status
December 4, 2018
Close date
105
Expected awards

The verdict

FY_19_Farm to School_Grant_ is a closed discretionary listing from Food and Nutrition Service that offered $20,000 -- $100,000 across 105 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 232 other opportunities from Food and Nutrition Service.

$20K-$100K
award range
Closed
application status
105
expected awards
10.575
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

FY_19_Farm to School_Grant_ is closed (last close December 4, 2018). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Food and Nutrition Service still indexes 232 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed December 4, 2018

Posted Oct 2 Closes Dec 4

Est. Total Funding

$7,500,000

Expected Awards

105

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

Section 18 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) established a Farm to School program in order to assist eligible entities, (schools, school districts, agricultural producers, Indian tribal organizations, nonprofit organizations, state agencies and local agencies), through grants and technical assistance, in implementing farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in eligible schools. Additional funding for the Farm to School Grant Program was made available through the FY 18 Omnibus bill, and as a result, approximately $7.5 million will be released under this solicitation in FY 2019. In the FY 2018 application cycle, FNS received 290 eligible applications and was able to fund 73 (25%) of the applications. To be competitive, applications must be complete and of high quality. Planning and training grant awards range from $20,000 to $50,000, and implementation grant awards range from $50,000 to $100,000. Organizations that have received implementation, support service, or training grants through the Farm to School Grant Program in the last two funding cycles (FY 2017 or FY 2018) are ineligible to apply for FY 2019 funding. A 25 percent cash or in-kind funding match is required.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-FNS-F2S-2019

Grants.gov marks FY_19_Farm to School_Grant_ with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Food and Nutrition (FN). 52 other Food and Nutrition Service listings share this eligibility-code string (22% of 233).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Grantor Contact: Grant Officer Carla.Garcia@usda.gov (If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact the Grant Officer.) For all other inquires please contact the Farm to School team at: email address: farmtoschool@usda.gov

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What to do next

FY_19_Farm to School_Grant_ is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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