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Find similar grantsFarm to School Incubator Grant Program is sponsored by California Department of Food and Agriculture. Supports local and regional farm to school projects that promote nutrition education, sustainable food production and procurement, and high-quality student engagement through experiential learning.
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CDFA - California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program CA Farm to School Incubator Grant Program As part of California's nation-leading investment in farm to school programs, the California Department of Food and Agriculture Office of Farm to Fork (CDFA-F2F) has received funding through the California Budget Acts of 2020, 2021 and 2022 to establish and continue the California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program.
In 2021, CDFA-F2F awarded $8. 5 million in grant funding to 60 farm to school projects across the state. In 2022, CDFA-F2F awarded $25.
5 million in grant funding to 120 farm to school projects across the state. In 2024, CDFA-F2F awarded $52. 8 million in grant funding to 195 farm to school projects across the state!
2023-24 California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program 2023-24 Grant Award Recipients & Announcement As part of California’s nation-leading investment in farm to school programs, the California Department of Food and Agriculture Office of Farm to Fork (CDFA-F2F) is excited to announce $52. 8 million in funding for 195 farm to school projects across the state.
Collectively, these projects will serve 1,650,985 students, 199 school districts and educational entities, 52 farms, eight food hubs and five California Native American Tribes. View the list of 2023-24 CA Farm to School Incubator Grant Program Award Recipients View the press release announcement If you have not received communication from CDFA regarding your grant application, please check your spam and junk email inboxes.
Questions can be directed to cafarmtoschool@cdfa. ca. gov .
2023-24 CA Farm to School Incubator Grant Program Application (Now Closed) The CDFA 2023-24 California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program will award up to $52. 8 million in competitive grants to support projects that cultivate equity, nurture students, build climate resilience, and create scalable and sustainable change.
Request for Applications (RFA) Read the 2023-24 Request for Applications Online Grant Application Portal Links Apply to Track 1: The California Farm to School TK-12 Procurement and Education Grant Apply to Track 2: The California Farm to School Technical Assistance (TA) Grant Apply to Track 3: The California Farm to Early Care and Education (ECE) Grant Apply to Track 4: The California Farm to School Producer Grant Application Questions and Review Criteria Track 1: Application Questions and Review Criteria Track 2: Application Questions and Review Criteria Track 3: Application Questions and Review Criteria Track 4: Application Questions and Review Criteria 2023-24 Letter of Intent Template (Track 4 only) Eligibility Decision Tree Questions & Answers (as of April 4, 2024) Grant Info Session & Weekly Q&A Sessions Download the Info Session Slide Deck - English or Español View the recording (English) View the recordings ( Español ) Recursos y como presentar una solicitud Recording Thursday, February 22 @ 1pm – View the Recording Thursday, February 22 @ 3pm* – View the Recording Thursday, February 29 @ 6pm – View the Recording Thursday, March 7 @ 10am – View the Recording Thursday, March 7 @ 11:30am* – View the Recording Thursday, March 14 @ 10am – View the Recording Wednesday, March 20 @ 4 pm (Spanish) – View the Recording Thursday, March 21 @ 12pm – View Part 1 | View Part 2 Thursday, March 28 @ 6pm – View the Recording Thursday, April 4 @ 11am – View the Recording Summary of 2023-24 Public Comment Period CDFA-F2F hosted a public comment period from November 29 - December 14, 2023 .
Download the Public Info Session slide deck View the Public Info Session Recordings Nov 30, 2023 Info Session Recording Dec 6, 2023 Info Session Recording Dec 13, 2023 Info Session Recording View the Summary of Public Comments and CDFA Responses View information about previous grant rounds and view the project summaries of previously awarded grant projects below!
2021 California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program The 2021 California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program is focused on supporting local and regional farm to school projects that promote nutrition education, sustainable food production and procurement, and high-quality student experience. In 2021, CDFA-F2F awarded $8. 496 million in grants to 60 Farm to School projects throughout the state through two funding tracks!
View the 2021 Farm to School Incubator Grant Program Awardees 2021 Request for Applications 2021 Farm to School Incubator Grant Program Q&A 2021 Summary of Public Comments and Responses 2022 California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program The 2022 California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program is focused on supporting projects that cultivate equity, nurture students, build climate resilience, and create scalable and sustainable change.
In 2022, as part of California's nation-leading investment in farm to school programs, CDFA-F2F awarded $25. 5 million in funding for 120 farm to school projects across the state. In total, these projects represent 1,489,364 students, 163 school districts and educational entities, over 50 farms, four food hubs and enormous support from California's urban, rural and suburban communities.
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View the list of 2022 CA Farm to School Incubator Grant Program Award Recipients Read the 2022 CA Farm to School Incubator Grant Program Project Summaries 2022 Request for Applications Track 1 Application Questions and Review Criteria Track 2 Application Questions and Review Criteria Track 3 Application Questions and Review Criteria Track 4 Application Questions and Review Criteria 2022 Questions and Answers Public Info Session Slide Deck Public Info Session Recording Summary of Public Comments and CDFA Responses The 2023-24 Farm to School Incubator Grant Program application period is closed and projects have been awarded.
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