Farm to School Training and Technical Assistance

 

The Farm to School program (10.575) exists in order to assist eligible entities, through grants and technical assistance, in implementing farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in eligible schools. Training and technical assistance grants allow cooperative agreements to be established for the development and review of training and technical assistance materials, and the delivery of training and technical assistance.

Deleted 04/02/2020 (Archived.) 10.595 Agency: Department of Agriculture
Office: Food and Nutrition Service Provision of Specialized Services; Training Not Applicable. Section 243 of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA) amended Section 18 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) to establish 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 eligible schools. , Section 243. Cooperative Agreements; Dissemination of Technical Information; Training; Materials Review; Materials Creation. Eligible entities, and therefore beneficiaries, include schools, Indian Tribal Organizations, non profit organizations, schools, producer and producer groups and State and local agencies. The Farm to School program exists in order to assist eligible entities, through grants and technical assistance, in implementing farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in eligible schools. This program allows cooperative agreements to be established for the development and review of training and technical assistance materials, and the delivery of training and technical assistance. Non profit organizations will be required to submit proof of non profit status. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. A cooperative agreement or contract is executed. Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. From 30 to 60 days. From 30 to 60 days. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. The purpose of the Farm to School program’s technical assistance activities is “to facilitate the coordination and sharing of information and resources in the Department that may be applicable to the farm to school program; to collect and share information on best practices; and to disseminate research and data on existing farm to school programs and the potential for programs in underserved areas.". The project reports are outlined with the terms and conditions of the cooperative agreement or contract. The project reports are outlined with the terms and conditions of the cooperative agreement or contract. Progress reports are not applicable. The project financial reports are outlined with the terms and conditions of the cooperative agreement or contract. The project progress and financial reports are outlined in the terms and conditions of the cooperative agreement or contract. In accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements, non-Federal entities that expend financial assistance of $750,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Non-Federal entities that expend less than $750,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.503. The audit procedure are outlined in the terms and conditions of the cooperative agreement or contract. The awardee must maintain records in accordance with the grant agreement. Such records must be retained for a period of three years after the date of submission of the final report for the fiscal year to which the records pertain. Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program.
This program has no matching requirements.
This program does not have MOE requirements. N/A. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: by letter of credit. None. Matthew E. Russell 1400 Independece Ave., Washington, District of Columbia 29815 Email: matthew.russell@fns.usda.gov Phone: 3038440356 http://www.fns.usda.gov/farmtoschool/farm-school 12-3539-0-1-605. (Salaries) FY 14 $0; FY 15 est $0; and FY 16 Not Separately Identifiable No Data Available. Not Applicable. Not Applicable.