The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), requests applications from state governments for the Local Food for Schools (LFS) Program to establish cooperative agreements with state governments for the purpose of purchasing domestic, locally grown foods from local producers, small businesses, and socially disadvantaged farmers/producers for distribution to schools.
Donor Name: Agricultural Marketing Service
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 06/17/2022
Grant Size: up to $200 million
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The purpose of this program is to increase purchasing of local and regional foods for distribution to schools. The program achieves this purpose in the overarching goals below:
- Provide an opportunity for states to strengthen their local and regional food system.
- Help to support local, small, and socially disadvantaged farmers/producers through building and expanding economic opportunities.
- Establish and broaden partnerships with farmers/producers and schools to ensure distribution of fresh and nutritious foods.d like these relationships and purchase and distribution channels to continue past the conclusion of this program.
AMS encourages applications that benefit both small businesses and socially disadvantaged farmers/producers and provides food distribution to schools. For cooperative agreements intending to serve these entities, applicants should engage and involve those beneficiaries when developing projects and applications. AMS would like these relationships and purchase and distribution channels to continue past the conclusion of this program.
Funding Information
- The total funding available for the program is up to $200 million.
- Projects must be completed within 1 year from time of award.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible entities include the state agencies, commissions, or departments that are responsible for agriculture, procurement, food distribution, emergency response, administration of the National School Lunch Program, or similar activities within the state. AMS will make only one award per state or territory; agencies within the state must coordinate if more than one agency wishes to implement this program.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
