Closed · USDA-FNS-2022-F2S · CFDA 10.575 · Discretionary
Farm to School Grant
Federal grant opportunity posted by Food and Nutrition Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $500K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- January 10, 2022
- Close date
- 200
- Expected awards
The verdict
Farm to School Grant is a closed discretionary listing from Food and Nutrition Service that offered Up to $500,000 across 200 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 $500K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 200
- expected awards
- 10.575
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Farm to School Grant is closed (last close January 10, 2022). 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 10, 2022
Est. Total Funding
$12,000,000
Expected Awards
200
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) 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 USDA Food and Nutrition (FNS) Child Nutrition Programs, including the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and Summer Food Service Program (SFSP).Each year $5 million is provided to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support grants, technical assistance, and other activities related to USDA’s Farm to School Program. Additional funding for the Farm to School Program was made available from the FY 2018 through FY 2021 agriculture appropriations acts and, as a result, USDA expects to award approximately $12 million under this solicitation. The USDA Farm to School Grant Program is administered by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Office of Community Food Systems (OCFS).Authorizing language in Section 18(g) of the NSLA (42 U.S.C 1769(g)) directs the Secretary of Agriculture to award competitive grants, designed to improve access to local foods in eligible schools, for activities such as:• Training;• Supporting operations;• Planning;• Purchasing equipment;• Developing school gardens;• Developing partnerships; and,• Implementing farm to school programs.The NSLA also directs the Secretary to ensure geographical diversity and equitable treatment of urban, rural, and tribal communities in the distribution of grant awards, as well as give the highest priority to funding projects that, as determined by the Secretary:• Make local food products available on the menu of the eligible school;• Serve a high proportion of children who are eligible for free or reduced price lunches;• Incorporate experiential nutrition education activities in curriculum planning that encourage the participation of school children in farm and garden-based agricultural education activities;• Demonstrate collaboration between eligible schools, nongovernmental and community- based organizations, agricultural producer groups, and other community partners;• Include adequate and participatory evaluation plans;• Demonstrate the potential for long-term program sustainability; and,• Meet any other criteria that the Secretary determines appropriate.
Civic applicant mix · government + nonprofit doors
Farm to School Grant combines government/tribal and nonprofit applicant types (6 doors). The listing is a civic funding corridor spanning public and nonprofit operators. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Agriculture · Food and Nutrition (AG;FN). Inside Food and Nutrition Service's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.
- Code 01
- County governments
- Code 02
- City or township governments
- Code 05
- Independent school districts
- Code 11
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- 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
Anna J Arrowsmith Grants Officer Phone 703-305-2998
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What to do next
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