Closed · USDA-AMS-10185-CPLFS000-22-0001 · CFDA 10.185 · Mandatory

Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program (LFS)

Federal grant opportunity posted by Agricultural Marketing Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

Varies
Award range
Closed
Status
August 31, 2022
Close date
50
Expected awards

The verdict

Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program (LFS) is a closed mandatory listing from Agricultural Marketing Service that offered Varies by applicant across 50 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 123 other opportunities from Agricultural Marketing Service.

Varies
award range
Closed
application status
50
expected awards
10.185
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement… is closed (last close August 31, 2022). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Agricultural Marketing Service still indexes 123 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 August 31, 2022

Posted Mar 17 Closes Aug 31

Est. Total Funding

$200,000,000

Expected Awards

50

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), requests applications from state governments for the Local Food for Schools (LFS) Program. The goal will be to establish cooperative agreements with state governments for the purpose of purchasing domestic, locally grown foods from local producers, small businesses, and socially disadvantaged farmers/producers for distribution to schools. AMS will make only one award per state government; agencies within the state must coordinate if more than one agency wishes to implement this program. The state governments can also partner with local organizations. Up to $200 million is available from funds authorized under section 5(c) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 USC 714c(c)). This announcement identifies the eligibility criteria for LFS applicants, the application forms, and associated instructions needed to apply for an LFS award. AMS encourages applications that benefit both small businesses and socially disadvantaged farmers/producers and provides food distribution to schools. For cooperative agreements intending to serve these entities, applicants should engage and involve those beneficiaries when developing projects and applications. AMS would like these relationships and purchase and distribution channels to continue past the conclusion of this program.

Public-sector applicant lane · Agricultural Marketing Service

Grants.gov lists only government / tribal / housing-authority applicant doors for Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement… (State governments). This is a public-sector corridor, not a general nonprofit open call. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Agriculture · Food and Nutrition (AG;FN). 32 other Agricultural Marketing Service listings share this eligibility-code string (26% of 124).

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State governments

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

David Munford Grantor Phone 2027204517

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What to do next

Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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