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Description of Modification
Please complete the additional Free and Reduced Price Meal Participation form for your grant project (Planning or Implementation) and submit this form with your application package. This is a required form. The form is located on the Farm to School Website at: http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/F2S/f2_grant_program.htm
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Modification to Previous
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
USDA-FNS-F2S-2012
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Apr 16, 2012
Creation Date:
May 24, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Jun 15, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Jun 15, 2012
Archive Date:
Jul 15, 2012
Funding Instrument Type:
Cooperative Agreement
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Food and Nutrition
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
60
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$3,500,000
Award Ceiling:
$100,000
Award Floor:
$20,000
CFDA Number(s):
10.575
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Farm to School Grant Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
Yes
Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Eligible Schools
State and Local Agencies
Indian Tribal Organizations
Agricultural Producers (or groups of Producers)
Non-profit Entities
Agency Name
Food and Nutrition Service
Description
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.To fulfill the farm to school mandate in the HHFKA, effective October 1, 2012, $5 million willbe provided to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on an annual basis tosupport grants, technical assistance, and the Federal administrative costs related to USDA’s farm to school program. This Request for Applications (RFA) provides additional details regarding the grants aspect of the farm to school program.The USDA Food & Nutrition Service (FNS) is charged with implementing the farm to schoolprogram. In this first funding cycle, FNS anticipates awarding up to $3.5 million in grant funding to support efforts that improve access to local foods in eligible schools. It is anticipated that the remaining $1.5 million will support a combination of training and technical assistance,administrative costs, and/or additional farm to school grants.Grant funds will be made available on a competitive basis, subject to availability of Federal funds. Applicants are encouraged to first submit a Letter of Intent and then apply for either a Planning Grant or an Implementation Grant. Planning grants are expected to range from $20,000-$45,000 and represent approximately 25 percent of the total awards. Implementation grants are expected to range from $65,000 - $100,000 and represent approximately 75 percent of the total awards. For both types of grants, the applicant must provide at least 25 percent of the costs of the grant project as the Federal share of costs for this grant cannot exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the project, as required by the HHFKA.Applicants must choose between submitting a Planning grant or an Implementation grant. Onlyone application per eligible entity is permitted. Please complete and submit the additional Free and Reduced Price Meal Participation Form located on the F2S website for your grant project. This is a required form. Additional information on the Farm to School Program is available at http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/F2S/.
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