{"id":11530,"date":"2016-09-15T08:30:53","date_gmt":"2016-09-15T15:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=11530"},"modified":"2016-09-15T08:30:53","modified_gmt":"2016-09-15T15:30:53","slug":"usda-offers-5-million-in-farm-to-school-grants-to-increase-local-foods-in-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2016\/09\/15\/usda-offers-5-million-in-farm-to-school-grants-to-increase-local-foods-in-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"USDA Offers $5 million in Farm to School Grants to Increase Local Foods in Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that up to $5 million in grant funds is available to help schools create or strengthen farm to school programs this school year. Administered by USDA\u2019s Food and Nutrition Service, these annual, competitive grants will help further USDA efforts to increase locally sourced foods in America\u2019s school meals.<\/p>\n<p>Farm to school programs help form healthy habits and support local economies. \u00a0The local foods offered through farm to school programs help school meal programs fulfill the updated school nutrition standards with appealing and diverse offerings.\u00a0 According to the 2015 <a href=\"https:\/\/farmtoschoolcensus.fns.usda.gov\/\">USDA Farm to School Census<\/a>, schools with robust farm to school programs report reductions in food waste, higher school meal participation rates, and increased willingness of the students to try new foods, notably fruits and vegetables.\u00a0 In addition, in school year 2013-2014 alone, schools purchased more than $789 million in local food from farmers, ranchers, fishermen, and food processors and manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p>The Farm to School Grant Program was authorized in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. To date, USDA has funded 300 projects in all 50 states, DC, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.\u00a0 Since its inception in FY2013, more than $20 million has been awarded through the Farm to School Grant Program. This year, awards ranging from $20,000 to $100,000 will be distributed in four different grant categories: Planning, Implementation, Support Service, and Training.<\/p>\n<p>Applications are due on grants.gov by December 8, 2016.\u00a0 On Thursday, September 29, at 1:00 p.m. EST, USDA will host a webinar to review the RFA and assist eligible entities in preparing proposals. Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fns.usda.gov\/farmtoschool\/farm-school-grant-program\">grants homepage<\/a> for more information and to register for the webinar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fns.usda.gov\/pressrelease\/2016\/fns-001416\">Link to news release<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cafarmtofork.com\/\">Link to CDFA&#8217;s Office of Farm to Fork<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that up to $5 million in grant funds is available to help schools create or strengthen farm to school programs this school year. 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