Fiscal Year 2025 Farm to School Grant-Turnkey

Fiscal Year 2025 Farm to School Grant-Turnkey is sponsored by Food and Nutrition Service. This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects and measurable outcomes.

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gov Maintenance Calendar USDA-FNS-2025-F2S-TURNKEY FY2025 Farm to School Grant-Turnkey Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service Document Type:Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number:USDA-FNS-2025-F2S-TURNKEY Funding Opportunity Title:FY2025 Farm to School Grant-Turnkey Opportunity Category:Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type:Grant Category of Funding Activity:Food and Nutrition Expected Number of Awards:60 Assistance Listings:10.

575 -- Farm to School Grant Program Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:Yes Last Updated Date:Oct 28, 2024 Original Closing Date for Applications:Jan 10, 2025 Current Closing Date for Applications:Jan 10, 2025 Archive Date:Feb 09, 2025 Estimated Total Program Funding:$ 4,000,000 Eligible Applicants:County governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Independent school districts City or township governments Additional Information on Eligibility:Entities not meeting the eligibility definitions will be deemed ineligible and removed from competition without further consideration.

The following are eligible entities for the FY 2025 Farm to School Turnkey Grant, which are described in more detail below.

-Eligible schools, including non-profit private and charter schools, which operate the NSLP and/or SBP; -Eligible child care institutions, including non-school based institutions that have an agreement with the State agency to operate CACFP; -Eligible summer sponsors, including non-school based institutions that have an agreement with the State agency to operate SFSP; -Local agencies; -Indian Tribal Organizations and Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs); -Agricultural producers; -Non-profit entities.

Entity type must be clearly indicated and unambiguous in all application materials. Applicants can only apply as one entity type. If an applicant can meet the criteria for more than one eligibility type, they should choose the entity type that best aligns with their organization.

If USDA cannot determine the applicant to be an eligible entity based on information contained within the application, the applicant will be deemed ineligible and removed from competition without further consideration. Additionally, applicants can only submit one application across the three FY 2025 Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant solicitations (i.e. Implementation, Turnkey or State Agency).

If multiple packages are submitted through Grants. gov by the same applicant to more than one FY 2025 Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant solicitations ALL submissions will be removed from further consideration. Finally, multiple applications from within the same entity will not be considered.

For example, if both a school district and an individual school within the district apply, BOTH submissions will be removed from further consideration. ## Additional Information Agency Name:Food and Nutrition Service Description:Please see upcoming webinars for more information. Introduction to the RFA, Nov 5 - https://www.

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com/webinar/register/WN_KqjKRZ03SMahpFOpZCkPgw 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. However, it is important for all prospective applicants to read the RFA in full to ensure that they understand all submission requirements.

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. All applicants must demonstrate a commitment to one or more federal Child Nutrition Program(s).

The FY 2025 Farm to School Turnkey Grant awards projects of 24 months in length for funding up to $50,000. Applicants are required to provide matching support of at least 25 percent of the total project budget in the form of cash or in-kind contributions.

Eligible applicants for the Turnkey Grant may include schools and other institutions that operate Child Nutrition Programs, Indian Tribal Organizations, agricultural producers or groups of agricultural producers, non-profit entities, and local agencies.

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