Closed · USDA-FNS-FY2021-F2S-REGINST · CFDA 10.575 · Discretionary

Farm to School Institute Grant

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

$200K-$500K
Award range
Closed
Status
July 28, 2021
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Farm to School Institute Grant is a closed discretionary listing from Food and Nutrition Service that offered $200,000 -- $500,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 232 other opportunities from Food and Nutrition Service.

$200K-$500K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
10.575
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Farm to School Institute Grant is closed (last close July 28, 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 July 28, 2021

Posted May 26 Closes Jul 28

Est. Total Funding

$500,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The FY 2021 Agriculture Appropriations Senate Report (S.R. 115-259) directs the Secretary of Agriculture to use $500,000 to form at least one cooperative agreement with an established entity, such as a regional Farm to School institute, for the creation and dissemination of information on farm to school program development and to provide practitioner education, training, ongoing school year coaching, and technical assistance.” This cooperative agreement announces the availability of funds to establish a new three-year cooperative agreement focused on training state or regional level teams, or other teams serving specific populations that may not be bound by geography (such as tribal nations, refugee communities, etc.) to create farm to school institutes for the communities they serve.FNS awarded two Regional Farm to School Institute Grants in FY 2020. The grantees currently provide and conduct regular, ongoing trainings and technical assistance to schools, school districts, Indian tribal organizations, agricultural producers, and/or non-profit organizations. This is done with the intent to support and enhance eligible CNP (NSLP, SBP, CACFP, SFSP and FFVP) operators in developing robust, sustainable, and integrated Farm to School programs. The intent of this cooperative agreement is to replicate the success of the farm to institute model more widely across the county and provide ongoing technical assistance to new institutes as they are created and implemented.

Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Agriculture

The printed eligibility set for Farm to School Institute Grant is nonprofit-only (Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)). Government, campus, and for-profit doors are absent from this NOFO row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Agriculture · Food and Nutrition (AG;FN). Only 8 other Food and Nutrition Service listings share this exact eligibility-code string (3% of 233).

Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

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.

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Agency Contact

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