Closed · USDA-FNS-F2S-2021 · CFDA 10.575 · Discretionary

FY 2021 Farm to School Grants

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

up to $100K
Award range
Closed
Status
January 8, 2021
Close date
150
Expected awards

The verdict

FY 2021 Farm to School Grants is a closed discretionary listing from Food and Nutrition Service that offered Up to $100,000 across 150 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 232 other opportunities from Food and Nutrition Service.

up to $100K
award range
Closed
application status
150
expected awards
10.575
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

FY 2021 Farm to School Grants is closed (last close January 8, 2021). 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 January 8, 2021

Posted Oct 16 Closes Jan 8

Est. Total Funding

$10,000,000

Expected Awards

150

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) establishes a Farm to School Program in order to assist eligible entities, through grants and technical assistance, in implementing farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in eligible schools.To fulfill the farm to school mandate in the NSLA, $5 million is provided to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) on an annual basis to support grants, technical assistance, and the Federal administrative costs related to USDA’s Farm to School Program. The USDA Farm to School GrantProgram is housed within the Food and Nutrition Services’ (FNS) Office of Community Food Systems (OCFS). Additional funding for the Farm to School Grant Program was made available through agricultural appropriations and, as a result, up to $10 million will be awarded under this solicitation.

Market-open applicant set · includes for-profit door

The eligibility set for FY 2021 Farm to School Grants includes a for-profit door among 9 printed types (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Independent school districts; +5 more). Competitive traffic can include commercial applicants alongside other listed classes. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Agriculture · Food and Nutrition · Health (AG;FN;HL). Inside Food and Nutrition Service's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 05
Independent school districts
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 11
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 23
Small businesses
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

Kimberly Shields Grants Officer

What to do next

FY 2021 Farm to School Grants is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Browse open federal opportunities in the same category when this listing is closed. Open opportunities
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Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants