New York State Farm-to-School Grant Program 2023
Agency: | The New York State Contract Reporter |
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Level of Government: | State & Local |
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Opps ID: | NBD15621711623476040 |
Posted Date: | Nov 16, 2022 |
Due Date: | Jan 24, 2023 |
Source: | https://www.nyscr.ny.gov/ifram... |
Description:
Informational Workshop
Question and Answer Period
Final Questions and Answers Posted
Farm-to-School is the promotion and use of foods produced by New York State farmers in meals served in cafeterias of K-12 schools. Associations between farms and schools through the cafeteria and classroom can enhance the quality of food served. With over 700 school districts in New York State, there is the opportunity to foster relationships among New York State farmers, food hubs, producers, processors, and distributors to benefit school-age children. While serving New York State produced food in school cafeterias may seem simple, developing Farm-to-School connections highlights several challenges, particularly the lack of an established infrastructure or network of stakeholders that includes all the necessary parties: farmers, food service directors, food service contract management companies, food distributors, processors, agricultural organizations, and commodity organizations. Other challenges include:
The New York State Farm-to-School Competitive Grants Program began in 2015 to increase school’s purchase of local specialty crops by building relationships between schools and New York farm product suppliers. Secondary goals of the program include increasing agricultural education opportunities for students, improving nutrition and exposing students to new, local, culinary experiences. Eligible applicants include:
PLEASE NOTE: Applicants must be registered and pre-qualified in the Grants Gateway, and the organizations’ document vault must be up to date. Applicants who are not registered or whose document vaults have expired will be disqualified. Registration and pre-qualification may take several weeks to complete, it is recommended to start the process as soon as possible. Due Date: 01/24/2023 4:00 PMContract Term: 2 years Location: Ad Type: Grant or notice of funds availability
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