The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), will enter into cooperative agreements with state governments for the Local Food for Schools and Child Care (LFSCC) Program.
Donor Name: Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/30/2025
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
The purpose of this program is to allow state governments to purchase local, unprocessed or minimally processed domestic foods for distribution to schools and child care institutions participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). Projects should prioritize purchasing from historically underserved farmers/producers/fishers and small businesses including processors, aggregators, and distributors.
AMS encourages projects that benefit historically underserved farmers/producers/fishers and small businesses including processors, aggregators, and distributors; and incorporate culturally relevant foods, including kosher and halal, as appropriate based on student preferences. For cooperative agreements intending to serve these entities, should engage and involve those beneficiaries. AMS would like these relationships and purchase and distribution channels to continue past the conclusion of this program.
Funding Information
The total funding available is up to $660.1 million: $471.5 million for schools participating in NSLP, and $188.6 million for institutions participating in CACFP.
Grant Period
The period of performance of the cooperative agreements will be to three years from the time of award.
Eligibility Criteria
- State governments
- Eligible entities include the state government agencies, commissions, or departments that are responsible for agriculture, procurement, food distribution, emergency response, administration of the NSLP, administration of the CACFP, or similar activities within the state. AMS will make only one award per state; agencies within the state must coordinate if more than one agency wishes to implement this program.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
