Closed · USDA-FNS-F2S-2024-IMPL · CFDA 10.575 · Discretionary
Farm to School Implementation Grant
Federal grant opportunity posted by Food and Nutrition Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $50K-$500K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- January 10, 2025
- Close date
- 75
- Expected awards
The verdict
Farm to School Implementation Grant is a closed discretionary listing from Food and Nutrition Service that offered $50,000 -- $500,000 across 75 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $50K-$500K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 75
- expected awards
- 10.575
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Farm to School Implementation Grant - is cataloged under number USDA-FNS-F2S-2024-IMPL and tied to CFDA assistance listing 10.575, posted by Food and Nutrition Service. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on October 28, 2024 and last updated on January 6, 2025. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $50,000 -- $500,000. The agency has projected $5.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 75 awards. If the agency funds the expected 75 awards from the $5.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $67,000. Cost sharing or matching funds are required, meaning applicants must contribute a portion of the project budget from non-federal sources, factor this into your financial plan before drafting the proposal. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on January 10, 2025. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$50,000 -- $500,000
Close Date
January 10, 2025
Posted
October 28, 2024
Est. Total Funding
$5,000,000
Expected Awards
75
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
For more information about the Farm to School grants, please register for the upcoming informational webinars: Introduction to the RFA, Nov 5 - https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_3-JYEJEyTkq4ySEIwb6gTQ Submitting a Complete Grant Package, Nov 6 - https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_KqjKRZ03SMahpFOpZCkPgw The Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program is designed to increase the availability of local foods in schools and connect students to the sources of their food through education, taste tests, school gardens, field trips, and local food sourcing for school meals. Grants can launch new farm to school programs or expand existing efforts. The objective of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Farm to School Implementation Grant is to improve access to local foods in eligible CNP sites through comprehensive farm to school programming that includes both local sourcing and agricultural education efforts. Project proposals should incorporate both elements of the required objective. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Farm to School Implementation Grant awards projects of 24 months in length for funding up to $500,000. Applicants are required to provide matching support of at least 25 percent of the total project budget in the form of cash or in-kind contributions. Eligible applicants for the Implementation grant may include schools and other institutions that operate Child Nutrition Programs, Indian Tribal Organizations, agricultural producers or groups of agricultural producers, non-profit entities, and local agencies. Note that State agencies are not eligible for Farm to School Implementation Grants. Please see section 3 for additional details on eligibility. This RFA is one of three funding opportunities being offered under the Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program in FY 2025. Please see the RFA Grant Track Decision Document under the “Related Documents” tab for this opportunity in grants.gov for more information on the different grant types.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 01, 02, 05, 07, 11, 12. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Anna J Arrowsmith Grants Officer
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