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Farm to School and Early Childhood Grants is sponsored by Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets. These grants help schools and early childhood programs start or expand farm to school programming, covering costs like school garden supplies, kitchen equipment for scratch cooking, or personnel costs related to farm to school.
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Specifically, the grant is designed to support programs that are integrated throughout the classroom, the cafeteria, and the community – the 3 C’s of Farm to School and Early Childhood. Applications are open from September 9 - October 21, 2026 at 1:59 PM . A total of $200,000 is available through this competitive funding opportunity.
The minimum award for this grant program is $10,000 and the maximum award is $30,000. Grantees will have up to 18 months to complete projects. Pre-award costs may be available, with permission from the grant program manager.
No matching funds are required for this grant.
The following entities are eligible to apply for this competitive grant: Vermont licensed early childhood education centers Registered family child care home (FCCH) providers Independent schools participating in any federal child nutrition programs Supervisory unions (SU) or educational districts on behalf of a K-12 public school or pre-K program, or a consortium of K-12 public schools and pre-K programs Applicants that have active FY26 Farm to School and Early Childhood Grants are not eligible to apply in FY27.
Applicants who are previous grantees must explain how the current application is a separate project, as well as demonstrate how additional funding will be used to further expand the farm to school program. Read the FY27 Farm to School and Early Childhood Grant Request for Applications (RFA) Register in WebGrants (may take up to two business days). Complete your application in WebGrants using our Application Guide .
Application deadline is October 21, 2026 at 1:59 PM. Funding is provided by an annual State of Vermont legislative appropriatio n. The Vermont Farm to School and Early Childhood Program was authorized by the Vermont State Legislature with the enactment of the Rozo Mclaughlin Farm-to-School Program Act of 2006 ( 6 V.
S. A. § 4721 ).
VAAFM will hosted an optional informational webinar for applicants on September 21, 2026 at 11:00 AM-12:30 PM EST . The webinar was recorded and is available below. Webinar included an overview of the grant requirements, a presentation from the Vermont Farm to School and Early Childhood Network, a tutorial of WebGrants and using the grant technology system to apply, and some time for Q&A.
Prospective applicants for the Farm to School and Early Childhood Grant are invited to drop-in for application office hours.
Session 1: Wednesday, September 23, 12PM-1PM: Link to join MS Teams meeting Session 2 : Wednesday, September 30, 2:30-3:30 PM: Link to join MS Teams meeting Session 3: Wednesday, October 7, 3:30-4:30 PM: Link to join MS Teams meeting Office hours are held by the Farm to Institution Program Manager, Gina Clithero, who is the primary contact for questions about farm to school grants.
You can reach Gina at 802-585-6225 (call or text) or gina. clithero@vermont. gov with questions.
Staff from Vermont FEED will also be present for all grant office hours sessions to connect prospective applicants with resources from the Vermont Farm to School and Early Childhood Network. Interested applicants can reach out to Farm to Institution Program Manager, Gina Clithero, at any time during the application period with questions on their grant application. You can reach Gina at 802-585-6225 (call or text) or gina.
clithero@vermont. gov . gina.
clithero@vermont. gov WebGrants Technical Assistance Lily. Bradburn@vermont.
gov
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Licensed or registered early care providers, public K-12 school districts, and independent schools that participate in federal child nutrition programs. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $10,000-$30,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for Farm to School and Early Childhood Grants are due October 21, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Farm to School and Early Childhood Grants is funded by Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.
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