The USDA Patrick Leahy Farm to School Program is excited to announce the official release of the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Farm to School Grant Program Request for Applications (RFA).

USDA will award up to $12 million in competitive grants to eligible entities through the grant program this fiscal year. Each grant will help implement farm to school programming that increases access to local food in eligible schools, connects children with agriculture for better health, and inspires youth to consider careers in agriculture. Since the Farm to School Grant Program's inception in 2013, USDA has awarded over $84 million to fund 1,100 projects across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and Puerto Rico. These projects have reached over 28 million students in nearly 63,000 schools. 

The RFA includes five tracks - Implementation, State Agency, and three Turnkey grants- to support a variety of projects and implementation stages. Each track provides funding for a specific range of activities:

• Implementation grant awards range from $50,000-$500,000. An Implementation grant is a great option for eligible entities with prior farm to school experience that want to scale up or further develop their existing farm to school programming. Implementation projects of national or multi-state scope or, for the first time, led by Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs), are eligible to submit proposals of up to $500,000. Some examples of activities Implementation grants could fund include but are not limited to training and technical assistance, creating promotional materials or campaigns, and forming networks or coalitions.
• State Agency grant awards range from $50,000-$500,000. These awards help State agencies improve access to local food served in eligible child nutrition programs (CNPs) by implementing local sourcing and agricultural education activities. Eligible State agencies include any State-level agency working to promote farm to CNP activities, such as State Departments of Education, Health, or Agriculture.
• Turnkey grants offer the choice between three tracks in amounts of up to $50,000: (1) farm to school action plan development, for entities that have never received a farm to school grant before; (2) agricultural education curriculum development and delivery; and (3) edible gardening. Required activities for this track are fully specified within the RFA to streamline the application process, and Turnkey applicants submit a simplified proposal narrative.

The USDA Patrick Leahy Farm to School Program is excited to announce the official release of the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Farm to School Grant Program Request for Applications (RFA).

USDA will award up to $12 million in competitive grants to eligible entities through the grant program this fiscal year. Each grant will help implement farm to school programming that increases access to local food in eligible schools, connects children with agriculture for better health, and inspires youth to consider careers in agriculture. Since the Farm to School Grant Program's inception in 2013, USDA has awarded over $84 million to fund 1,100 projects across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and Puerto Rico. These projects have reached over 28 million students in nearly 63,000 schools. 

The RFA includes five tracks - Implementation, State Agency, and three Turnkey grants- to support a variety of projects and implementation stages. Each track provides funding for a specific range of activities:

• Implementation grant awards range from $50,000-$500,000. An Implementation grant is a great option for eligible entities with prior farm to school experience that want to scale up or further develop their existing farm to school programming. Implementation projects of national or multi-state scope or, for the first time, led by Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs), are eligible to submit proposals of up to $500,000. Some examples of activities Implementation grants could fund include but are not limited to training and technical assistance, creating promotional materials or campaigns, and forming networks or coalitions.
• State Agency grant awards range from $50,000-$500,000. These awards help State agencies improve access to local food served in eligible child nutrition programs (CNPs) by implementing local sourcing and agricultural education activities. Eligible State agencies include any State-level agency working to promote farm to CNP activities, such as State Departments of Education, Health, or Agriculture.
• Turnkey grants offer the choice between three tracks in amounts of up to $50,000: (1) farm to school action plan development, for entities that have never received a farm to school grant before; (2) agricultural education curriculum development and delivery; and (3) edible gardening. Required activities for this track are fully specified within the RFA to streamline the application process, and Turnkey applicants submit a simplified proposal narrative.

The USDA Patrick Leahy Farm to School Program is excited to announce the official release of the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Farm to School Grant Program Request for Applications (RFA).

USDA will award up to $12 million in competitive grants to eligible entities through the grant program this fiscal year. Each grant will help implement farm to school programming that increases access to local food in eligible schools, connects children with agriculture for better health, and inspires youth to consider careers in agriculture. Since the Farm to School Grant Program's inception in 2013, USDA has awarded over $84 million to fund 1,100 projects across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and Puerto Rico. These projects have reached over 28 million students in nearly 63,000 schools. 

The RFA includes five tracks - Implementation, State Agency, and three Turnkey grants- to support a variety of projects and implementation stages. Each track provides funding for a specific range of activities:

• Implementation grant awards range from $50,000-$500,000. An Implementation grant is a great option for eligible entities with prior farm to school experience that want to scale up or further develop their existing farm to school programming. Implementation projects of national or multi-state scope or, for the first time, led by Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs), are eligible to submit proposals of up to $500,000. Some examples of activities Implementation grants could fund include but are not limited to training and technical assistance, creating promotional materials or campaigns, and forming networks or coalitions.
• State Agency grant awards range from $50,000-$500,000. These awards help State agencies improve access to local food served in eligible child nutrition programs (CNPs) by implementing local sourcing and agricultural education activities. Eligible State agencies include any State-level agency working to promote farm to CNP activities, such as State Departments of Education, Health, or Agriculture.
• Turnkey grants offer the choice between three tracks in amounts of up to $50,000: (1) farm to school action plan development, for entities that have never received a farm to school grant before; (2) agricultural education curriculum development and delivery; and (3) edible gardening. Required activities for this track are fully specified within the RFA to streamline the application process, and Turnkey applicants submit a simplified proposal narrative.

The USDA Patrick Leahy Farm to School Program is excited to announce the official release of the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Farm to School Grant Program Request for Applications (RFA).

USDA will award up to $12 million in competitive grants to eligible entities through the grant program this fiscal year. Each grant will help implement farm to school programming that increases access to local food in eligible schools, connects children with agriculture for better health, and inspires youth to consider careers in agriculture. Since the Farm to School Grant Program's inception in 2013, USDA has awarded over $84 million to fund 1,100 projects across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and Puerto Rico. These projects have reached over 28 million students in nearly 63,000 schools. 

The RFA includes five tracks - Implementation, State Agency, and three Turnkey grants- to support a variety of projects and implementation stages. Each track provides funding for a specific range of activities:

• Implementation grant awards range from $50,000-$500,000. An Implementation grant is a great option for eligible entities with prior farm to school experience that want to scale up or further develop their existing farm to school programming. Implementation projects of national or multi-state scope or, for the first time, led by Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs), are eligible to submit proposals of up to $500,000. Some examples of activities Implementation grants could fund include but are not limited to training and technical assistance, creating promotional materials or campaigns, and forming networks or coalitions.
• State Agency grant awards range from $50,000-$500,000. These awards help State agencies improve access to local food served in eligible child nutrition programs (CNPs) by implementing local sourcing and agricultural education activities. Eligible State agencies include any State-level agency working to promote farm to CNP activities, such as State Departments of Education, Health, or Agriculture.
• Turnkey grants offer the choice between three tracks in amounts of up to $50,000: (1) farm to school action plan development, for entities that have never received a farm to school grant before; (2) agricultural education curriculum development and delivery; and (3) edible gardening. Required activities for this track are fully specified within the RFA to streamline the application process, and Turnkey applicants submit a simplified proposal narrative.