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The fiscal year (FY) 2024 Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program Request for Applications (RFA) is now closed. We anticipate announcing awards in summer 2024. Please check back for more information on the FY 2025 Farm to School RFA, which is expected to be released in October. Important Resources.
Mar 6, 2024 · Farm to School. Connecting Kids and Farmers. The Patrick Leahy Farm to School Program helps child nutrition program operators incorporate local foods in the National School Lunch Program, the Summer Food Service Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program and all associated programs.
Nov 8, 2023 · Connecting community, kids, and food! The USDA awards grants annually to help connect students to the sources of their food through education, taste tests, school gardens, field trips, and local food sourcing for school meals. This fact sheet gives an overview of the Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program and highlights Farm to School ...
The Patrick Leahy Farm to School Team offers more than 20 fact sheets on a variety of topics, ranging from school gardening to local meat. Farm to School Planning Toolkit The Farm to School Planning Toolkit offers questions to consider and helpful resources to reference when starting or growing a Farm to School program.
Oct 11, 2023 · Patrick Leahy Farm to School Program. The Patrick Leahy Farm to School Program, also known as the Farm to School Program, helps child nutrition programs incorporate local foods into school breakfast and lunch; summer meals; and meals served at child care centers.
Oct 12, 2023 · The USDA Patrick Leahy Farm to School Program is excited to announce the official release of the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Farm to School Grant Program Request for Applications (RFA). USDA will award up to $12 million in competitive grants to eligible entities through the grant program this fiscal year.
Feb 23, 2023 · The new program name honors the longtime farm to school leadership of former U.S. Senator from Vermont, Patrick Leahy. Sen. Leahy served in the U.S. Senate from 1975 (94th Congress) to 2023 (117th Congress), through a total of 24 U.S. Congresses.
