Closed · USDA-FNS-FSFORSCHOOLMEALS-24 · CFDA 10.585 · Discretionary
FY24 Behind the Tray-Food Science for School Meals
Federal grant opportunity posted by Food and Nutrition Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $600K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 12, 2024
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
FY24 Behind the Tray-Food Science for School Meals is a closed discretionary listing from Food and Nutrition Service that offered Up to $600,000 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.
- up to $600K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 10.585
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
FY24 Behind the Tray-Food Science for School… is closed (last close July 12, 2024). 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 12, 2024
Est. Total Funding
$600,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The purpose of the Behind the Tray – Food Science for School Meals cooperative agreement, is to develop and implement a week-long in-person science-based food safety education training program. The education program is designed to enhance the food science literacy of school nutrition professionals. Program participants should learn the fundamentals of food science and food processing, with a special emphasis on food safety and food microbiology topics, learn how this information applies to their job, apply this knowledge to their nutrition programs, and how to better communicate these topics to stakeholders.
Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types
Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for FY24 Behind the Tray-Food Science for School… (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Agriculture · Food and Nutrition (AG;FN). Only 4 other Food and Nutrition Service listings share this exact eligibility-code string (2% of 233).
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 20
- Private institutions of higher education
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
Patrice Williams Grant Officer
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What to do next
FY24 Behind the Tray-Food Science for School… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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