State Agency: Farm to School Program Training and Curricula

 

The Farm to School Cooperative Agreement solicitation is open to organizations with experience providing technical assistance support and services that further expand farm to school initiatives. These Cooperative agreements allow more involvement and collaboration by FNS in the project compared to grants and provide fewer directions of project activities than a contract. FNS will coordinate with the cooperative agreement partners and stakeholders.

Active 10.531 Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture B - Project Grants Not applicable. 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., Title Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, Section 18, Public Law 115-141
Public Law 42 U.S.C. 1769-P.L. 117-328
Section 18 of the NSLA (42 U.S.C. 1769(g) as amended through P.L. 117-328) established the Patrick Leahy Farm to School Program (the Farm to School Program). The purpose of the programs is to assist eligible schools, State and local agencies, Indian tribal organizations, agricultural producers and groups of agricultural producers, and nonprofit entities through grants and technical assistance to implement farm to school programs to improve access to local through grants and technical assistance. The cooperative agreement is only open to accredited public or private academic institute of higher education, a research or training institution, or nonprofit or for-profit organizations. Special consideration will be given to applicants who have an established producer and State Agency network and/or have successfully implemented training initiatives with a producer on a national level. Please see the RFP for a full explanation of eligibility requirements. The FY24 Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement is open to 501(c)3 non-profit organizations and Indian Tribal Organization (ITO) meeting the criteria listed in the RFA. Please see RFA for details. Please see the RFP for additional information. FY24 Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement RFA-eligible schools, State and local agencies, Indian tribal organizations, agricultural producers and groups of agricultural producers, and nonprofit entities. Beyond documents required in 2 CFR 200, applicants should be prepared to provide references from past relevant projects that demonstrate expertise, an organizational chart and resumes of position descriptions for vacant positions and key personnel. Please see the RFP/RFA for a full list of required documentation. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. The proposed project plan should be presented on 8 1/2 " x 11" white paper with at least 1-inch margins on the top and bottom. All pages should be single-spaced in 12-point font and in Times New Roman font. The project description with relevant information should be captured on no more than 15 pages, not including the cover sheet, table of content, resume(s), letter(s) of commitment, budget narrative, appendices, and required forms. All pages, excluding form pages, must be numbered. The selecting official makes the final decision regarding which applicant shall be awarded. The selecting official reserves the right to determine whether or not to accept the panel's recommendation . FNS reserves the right to use this solicitation and competition to award additional grants in the next fiscal year should additional funds be made available. September 26, 2018 to November 26, 2018 These are tentative deadlines. Please see the RFP for the most up to date information regarding opportunity open and close dates. July 27, 2023 to October 10, 2023 Applications must be submitted through Grants.gov by 11:59 PM ET on October 10, 2023 From 90 to 120 days. 75 Calendar days Not applicable. Not applicable. Proposals have a series of required sections that have points assigned. Please see RFP/RFA for details. Following the initial screening process, FNS will assemble a panel to review and determine the technical merits of each application. The panel will evaluate the proposals based on how well they address the required application components and array the applications from highest to lowest score. The panel members will recommend applications for consideration for a grant award based on the evaluation scoring. Assistance may be used to develop a training targeted to providing state agencies with the tools necessary to support agricultural producers in selling local goods (meat, fish, grain, dairy, produce) to school food authorities. FY24 Cooperative Agreement - Assistance may be used to provide awardees with the tools necessary (including purchasing supplies and equipment) to expand farm to school institutes, strengthen producer engagement with the Child Nutrition Programs market, and conduct Tribal dialogues. Not applicable. Not applicable. Please see RFP/RFA for more information. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. FNS anticipates awarding a cooperative agreement to an accredited public or private academic institute of higher learning, a research or training institution, or for-profit or nonprofit organization by January 2019. The anticipated period of performance of the cooperative agreement will be from February 2019 – September 2021. FNS anticipates awarding a FY 24 technical assistance cooperative agreement to a 501(c)3 non-profit organization or Indian Tribal Organization (ITO) by November 2023. The anticipated period of performance of the cooperative agreement will be from November 1, 2023 – September 30 2026. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Letter. None/Not specified. Farm to School Team
1320 Braddock Place
Alexandria, VA 22314 USA
farmtoschool@usda.gov
Phone: 703-457-7803 https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349583 12-3539-0-1-605 (Cooperative Agreements) FY 22$747,296.00; FY 23 FY 24 FY 21 FY 20 FY 19$1,829,282.00; FY 18$1,829,282.00; - (Cooperative Agreements) FY 22 FY 23 FY 24 est $3,000,000.00; - $1,000,000 - $2,000,000 $500,000 - $1,000,000 None Fiscal Year 2024 Supporting Community Engagement - This track intends to fund approximately two projects of up to $500,000 each to develop or expand community/sector, or topic-based farm to school institutes. Supporting Tribal Engagement - This track is intended to fund one project of up to $500,000 to develop and deploy a strategy for the Farm to School Program to gather input on how USDA’s farm to school work can adapt to better support Tribal food sovereignty efforts. Supporting Producer Engagement - This track is intended to fund one project of up to $1 million to deploy training, technical assistance, and other support (including sub-grants) to community-based organizations already working with new, small, and/or historically underserved agricultural producers (farmers, fishers, and ranchers).