Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program 2026 (up to $500,000) – YOA

Deadline: December 5, 2025

Applications are open for the Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program 2026. The Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program, approved within the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) (42 USC 1751 et seq.), is designed to enhance the provision of native meals in Child Nutrition Program (CNP) operations and join college students to the sources of their meals via schooling, style exams, college gardens, area journeys, and native meals sourcing for CNP meals. Grants can be utilized to launch new farm to CNP1 applications or broaden present efforts.

The goal of the fiscal 12 months (FY) 2026 Farm to School Grant is to enhance entry to native meals in eligible CNP websites via complete farm to CNP programming that features native sourcing and agricultural schooling efforts. These grants are anticipated to enhance child well being and diet and reinvigorate American agriculture by higher connecting American farmers and producers with USDA’s Child Nutrition Programs.

Grant

• This aggressive grant will fund revolutionary farm to college initiatives starting from $100,000 to $500,000 for a complete of up to $18 million. 

Eligibility

The following are eligible entities:

• State businesses
• Indian Tribal organizations
• Child Nutrition Program operators*
• Local businesses*
• Agricultural producers*
• Groups of agricultural producers*
• Non-profit organizations*
  • All non-revenue organizations should embrace their 501(c)(3) dedication letter issued by the Internal Revenue Service.

Note: Under this RFA, all entities marked with an asterisk (*) should be part of a partnership to be eligible to apply. Organizations making use of as any of the entities specified above, however which don’t meet the eligibility definitions might be deemed ineligible and faraway from competitors with out additional consideration.

Application

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For extra info, go to Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant.