State Agency: Farm to School Program Training and Curricula

Objective

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.

Who Can Apply

• Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
• Nonprofit Organization

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.

Who Benefits

• Tribal
• Local
• State
• Young Child (4-9)
• Pre-Teen (10-12)
• Teen (13-19)
• School District

There are three funding tracks available, corresponding with each USDA priority. Applicants to the Supporting Community Engagement track (aligned with USDA’s priority of Improving Child Health through Nutritious School Meals) will propose projects that expand farm to school institutes. The Supporting Producer Engagement track aligns with USDA’s Food Systems Transformation priority and will fund projects that strengthen producer engagement with the Child Nutrition Programs market. Finally, the Supporting Tribal Engagement track will fund an entity to conduct Tribal dialogues with the purpose of supporting FNS’s farm to school grantmaking and technical assistance for Tribal entities, in alignment with USDA’s Indigenous Food Sovereignty priority.

Assistance Types

• Cooperative Agreement

Program Contact

farmtoschool@usda.gov
703-457-7803