Nutrition and Wellness Programs
Farm to School
Grant Opportunities
- USDA Farm To School Grants
The Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act (HHFKA) provided for $5 million annually to for grants, technical assistance and the federal administrative costs related to F2S Programs. This year the USDA will be awarding up to $5 billion in grants. There will be three different types of grants available: Planning Grants, Implementation Grants, and Support Service Grants.In order to assist those thinking about applying for one of the three grants listed above, the USDA will be hosting a series of webinars related to the application process: - March 5, 2013, 1:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST) – Planning Grants
- March 6, 2013, 1:00 EST – Implementation Grants
- March 7, 2013, 1:00 EST – Support Service Grants
The proposals for all grants are due April 24, 2013 (no later than midnight EST) and the awards will be announced in October 2013. For more information related to the USDA F2S grants please visit their website at: http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/f2s/f2_2013_grant_program.htm. - Fuel Up to Play 60 Farm to School Touchdown with Dairy Grant
The Midwest Dairy Council will randomly select 15 schools that complete the steps described below between January 1, 2013 to April 1, 2013 to will a Fuel Up to Play 60 Prize Pack valued at $500. They will then randomly select 1 of those schools to win a dairy farm tour field trip for up to 100 students/teachers or a comparable prize pack.
Procurement
- USDA Q&A’s
- USDA Geographic Preference for the Procurement of Unprocessed Agricultural Products in the Child Nutrition Programs
- Memo SP 08-2010
- Memo SP 01-2010
- Memo SP 18-2011
- Procurement
Websites/Links
- University of Illinois Extension- IL F2S State Lead, resources & newsletters
- Market Maker database of produce and schools
- IL Department of Agriculture database of produce and schools
- USDA Farm to School Website
- Know Your Farmer Know Your Food
- National Farm to School Organization
- IL Farm to School Organization Page
- Ag in the Classroom
- Farm Direct-Electronic database of produce
- Local County Health Department
School Gardens
- University of Illinois Extension
- Illinois Vegetable Garden Guide
- Kids Gardening
Success Stories
If you have any stories about how you implement Farm to School in your District please email lblough@isbe.net to share what you’re doing in your community.
