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ERIC Number: ED672976
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Oct
Pages: 10
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
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Available Date: 0000-00-00
Bringing Local Foods to Students: Achievements and Learnings from Farm to School Grantees. FY 2018-FY 2019 Farm to School Grantee Report
Claire Schuch; Oriana Perez; Natalie Reid; Maria Hassett; Chidinma Nwankwo; Maria Boyle; Carol Pistorino
US Department of Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program awards grants annually to support schools, non-profits, Indian Tribal Organizations, State agencies, producers, and other entities who are planning, developing, and implementing farm to school programs. In fiscal year (FY) 2018 and FY 2019, 199 organizations from across the U.S. received one- or two- year grants ranging from $18,750 to $100,000, totaling over $14 million. This report includes data from grant applications and mandatory reports submitted to USDA FNS by 73 FY 2018 grantees and 126 FY 2019 grantees and highlights their achievements, activities, and challenges, as well as the sustainability of their work moving forward. Findings show that Farm to School grants are important resources that supported a wide range of farm to school activities, bringing local foods and knowledge to schools and communities across the country. Students benefited from hands-on education on nutrition and healthy foods, gardening, plant and animal production, recycling, composting, and sourcing local foods. Grantees used Farm to School Grant Program resources and technical assistance materials to achieve project goals and learn about different components of farm to school. Grantees also expressed enthusiasm about continuing to build on the infrastructure put into place during their farm to school projects and their accomplishments, and exploring partnerships, adopting policies, and securing funding streams that will enable them to grow and sustain their impacts moving forward.
US Department of Agriculture. 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250. Web site: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) (USDA); Decision Information Resources, Inc.; Mathematica
Grant or Contract Numbers: 140D0422A0010/14D0423F0869
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