FY 2021 Farm to School Grants

Agency: Food and Nutrition Service

10.575 -- Farm to School Grant Program

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) establishes 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.

To fulfill the farm to school mandate in the NSLA, $5 million is provided to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) on an annual basis to support grants, technical assistance, and the Federal administrative costs related to USDA’s Farm to School Program. The USDA Farm to School Grant

Program is housed within the Food and Nutrition Services’ (FNS) Office of Community Food Systems (OCFS). Additional funding for the Farm to School Grant Program was made available through agricultural appropriations and, as a result, up to $10 million will be awarded under this solicitation.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Nonprofit

Other Native American tribal organizations
Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Education

Independent school districts

Government

County governments
City or township governments
State governments
Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

Miscellaneous

Other

Business

Small businesses

Additional information

The following eligible entities are described in more detail below: Institutions, including schools, school districts, and non-school based sites, that operate theNational School Lunch and/or Breakfast Program(s), CACFP, and/or SFSP. On the coversheet,any applicant to whom this definition applies should select “Eligible school” for entity type; State agencies; Local agencies; Indian tribal organizations; Agricultural producers or groups of agricultural producers; and Non-profit entities.Entity type must be clearly indicated and unambiguous in all application materials. If USDA cannotdetermine the applicant to be an eligible entity based on information contained within theapplication, the applicant may be subject to removal from consideration.Eligible schools are defined as schools or institutions that participate in the National

Grantor contact information

Description

Kimberly Shields Grants Officer

Email

Grant Officer E-mail address

kimberly.shields@usda.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
agricultural-education-narrative-template.docx	Agricultural Education Template	Nov 5, 2020 02:49 PM UTC
producer-training-template.docx	Producer Training Template	Nov 5, 2020 02:51 PM UTC
imp-sa-work-plan-table.docx	Implementation/State Agency Work Plan Table	Nov 5, 2020 02:50 PM UTC
edible-garden-template.docx	Edible Garden Template	Nov 5, 2020 02:50 PM UTC
optional-priority-checklist.docx	Optional Priority Checklist	Nov 5, 2020 02:57 PM UTC
action-planning-narrative-template.docx	Action Planning Template	Nov 5, 2020 02:48 PM UTC
fy-2021-faqs-final-508.pdf	FY2021 Farm to School FAQs	Nov 23, 2020 10:46 PM UTC
budget-narrative-template.docx	Budget Narrative Tempate	Nov 5, 2020 02:50 PM UTC
Grant_Program_Accounting_System_and_Financial_Capability_Questionnaire.docx	Risk Assessment	Oct 16, 2020 11:26 AM UTC
fy2021-RFA-final-rev.pdf	Request for Applications	Oct 16, 2020 02:34 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Farm to School Website

Archived: February 7, 2021

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

$10,000,000

Program Funding

150

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$100,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

USDA-FNS-F2S-2021

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Health

Agriculture

Food and nutrition

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

October 16, 2020

Archive date:

February 7, 2021