Counties Eligible to Apply for USDA Farm to School Grant
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has opened the FY2023 application for competitive awards in the Farm to School Grant program, which supports planning, developing and implementing farm to school programs. USDA's Farm to School grants help bring healthy, locally grown foods to kids through child nutrition programs, including school breakfast and lunch.
These grants also are an important way to help state, regional and local organizations as they initiate, expand and institutionalize child nutrition programs that provide high-quality local foods to schools as well as nutrition education. County governments along with schools, farmers and other organizations that help produce or serve meals to kids through USDA’s child nutrition programs can apply now for this grant and must send an application by January 6, 2023.
In 2023, USDA will award approximately $12 million in grants through a competitive process that provides…
