The 2025 Farm to School Turnkey grants is designed to simplify the proposal-writing process by providing pre-designed activities to simplify applications for frequently proposed farm to school projects.
Donor Name: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/10/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program is designed to increase the availability of local foods in schools and connect students to the sources of their food through education, taste tests, school gardens, field trips, and local food sourcing for school meals.
Grants can launch new farm to school programs or expand existing efforts. The objective of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Farm to School Turnkey grants is to simplify the proposal-writing process by providing pre-designed activities to simplify applications for frequently proposed farm to school projects.
There are three Turnkey Grant project tracks available in FY 2025: Action Planning, Agricultural Education, and Edible Gardens. Applicants may only apply to one project track. The project types are summarized as follows:
- Turnkey – Action Planning grantees will develop a roadmap for launching or enhancing farm to school activities.
- Turnkey – Agricultural Education grantees will incorporate agricultural education into curricula.
- Turnkey – Edible Gardens grantees will implement a food production operation.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $4,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $50,000
- Award Floor: $5,000
Grant Period
Anticipated period of performance (24 months): July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2027.
Allowable Costs
To accomplish Farm to School Grant Program goals, grantees must ensure that the best use of the available funding is achieved. Expenditures and purchases need to contribute to an approved project activity. In approving grant or subgrant expenditures, a positive answer should always be sought to the following questions:
- Is the cost applicable to my grant and/or the subgrant’s objectives?
- Is the cost allowable according to program cost principles?
- Is the cost reasonable, appropriate, and necessary?
Budgets may also include expenses related to personnel, contractors, equipment and supplies, meeting expenses (other than meals), travel, and trainings.
Eligibility Criteria
- County governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- City or township governments
- Independent school districts
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
