Farm to School Grant Program

The Washington State Department of Agriculture has awarded $3,572,200 in Farm to School Purchasing grants for the 2025–2027 biennium.

USDA announced last week the expansion of the Farm to School Grant program. The Department said this move will result in invests of up to $18 million to connect locally grown food to child nutrition programs.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture's Farm to School Purchasing Grant Application is open for the 2025–2027 biennium.   WSDA said the grant provides funds for schools and early learning services to source and prepare high quality, nutritious, culturally relevant foods for their meal programs. The program emphasizes p...

The USDA is continuing its support for local foods in schools by opening applications for the 2025 Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grants.  For the first time, USDA is allowing organizations to select the type of Farm to School Grant that best fits their needs by offering three different requests for applications. The ... Read More ...

Grants will be used to serve high quality, nutritious and culturally relevant foods grown, raised, caught or foraged by producers in Washington state.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it is giving an estimated 3,000 more school districts in high-need areas the option to serve breakfast and lunch to all students at no cost, by expanding the availability of the Community Eligibility Provision, commonly known as CEP.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is offering $4 million in Farm to School Purchasing Grants in the 2023-2025 biennium to increase the purchase, use, and promotion of foods that are grown, raised, caught, or foraged in Washington by child nutrition programs, including schools, childcare, and early learning services.

On Thursday, the Washington state Department of Agriculture announced that nearly $3 million is on the table for farm to school efforts.  The hope is to get more locally grown food on the lunch trays of schools across the state.  WSDA is now accepting applications for the 2022-2023.  Applica...

On Tuesday, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced more than $9 million in USDA Farm to School Program grants will be awarded in 2019.  This year marks an all-time high of funding and projects in the program, with grants supporting 126 selected projects across the country.  Th...