Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA FNS F2S 2019
The FY 19 Farm to School Grant is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), authorized under Section 18 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. The program is designed to help eligible organizations start up, expand, or strengthen farm to school efforts that increase students access to local foods in eligible schools. In addition to funding, the program supports recipients through technical assistance aimed at making farm to school activities more practical and sustainable over time.
For FY 2019, USDA FNS indicated that roughly $7.5 million would be made available under this solicitation, reflecting additional funding provided through the FY 2018 Omnibus bill. The agency also shared prior-year demand to illustrate competitiveness: during the FY 2018 cycle, FNS received 290 eligible applications and funded 73 of them, meaning only about one quarter of eligible submissions were funded. Because of that level of competition, the notice emphasizes that applications need to be complete, well-developed, and high quality to have a realistic chance of selection.
The grant supports multiple project stages through different award types. Planning and training grants are smaller and intended for early-stage work such as program design, readiness building, and skill development, with award amounts ranging from $20,000 to $50,000. Implementation grants are larger and intended for putting farm to school programming into action at a broader or deeper level, with awards ranging from $50,000 to $100,000, which is also the listed award ceiling for the opportunity. The program anticipated making about 105 awards under this FY 2019 competition.
Eligibility is broad and centers on organizations that play roles in school food systems and local agriculture. Eligible applicants include schools and school districts, agricultural producers, Indian tribal organizations, nonprofit organizations, and state and local agencies (the listing notes that some applicants are captured under an "Others" category and directs readers to additional eligibility guidance in the full notice). At the same time, the solicitation includes an important restriction to spread funding across more communities: organizations that received Farm to School implementation, support service, or training grants in the previous two funding cycles (FY 2017 or FY 2018) cannot apply for FY 2019 funding.
A key budgeting requirement is a 25 percent match, which can be provided as cash or as documented in-kind contributions. This means applicants must show that they can cover one quarter of the total project cost through non-federal resources, such as staff time, donated services, partner support, or direct funds, depending on what is allowable and properly documented under the program rules.
Administratively, this opportunity is listed as USDA FNS F2S 2019 under CFDA 10.575 (Food and Nutrition). The funding opportunity was created on October 2, 2018, and the original application deadline was December 4, 2018. Overall, the FY 19 Farm to School Grant is structured to help a wide range of community and school-based partners build durable local food connections for school meals and related activities, with defined award ranges, a required match, and eligibility rules that prioritize new or returning applicants who have not been funded in the most recent cycles.Apply for USDA FNS F2S 2019
- The Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service in the food and nutrition sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY_19_Farm to School_Grant_" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.575.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 02, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 04, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $100,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 105 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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