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FNS awarded four cooperative agreements to Boise State University, Chef Ann Foundation, Full Plates Full Potential, and Illinois Public Health Institute to support the development and implementation of the School Food System Transformation Challenge Sub-Grants. The sub-grants will support collaborative projects between school districts, food producers, suppliers, distributors, and/or community partners to stimulate the creation of a resilient, equitable, and nutritious school food system.
The Center for School and Community Partnerships at Boise State University has announced their first round of recipients for the Supporting Community Agriculture and Local Education Systems (Project SCALES) sub-grants to the following 12 rural school districts:
Boise State University’s Center for School and Community Partnerships will work with school nutrition directors over a two-year period to build partnerships for innovative solutions to increase local procurement in school meal programs. Grant awards are up to $150,000 each in the first round. To learn more about the Project SCALES grantees, view this spreadsheet and to stay up to date regarding the second round of funding opportunities visit https://projectscales.com/.
Chef Ann Foundation has announced the recipients for the Partnerships for Local Agriculture and Nutrition Transformation in Schools (PLANTS) sub-grants to the following 8 recipients:
Chef Ann Foundation will work with these recipients to transform school food supply chains through systemic and equity-driven approaches to strengthening relationships among community-based food system stakeholders and school food authorities as well as expand scratch cooking in schools. Grant awards are up to $600,000 each. To learn more about PLANTS and the grantee projects, view this spreadsheet or visit http://plantsgrant.org/ .
Full Plates Full Potential Request for Applications is now open! The School Food System Innovation Grant supports regional or statewide projects for innovative and collaborative pilot projects that reimagine Maine’s school food system and have the potential to be sustained or scaled in other regions. This award will fund projects up to $1.5 million. More information on this grant opportunity is available at www.maineschoolmealgrants.org.
Application opens: March 4, 2024
Application closes: May 1, 2024
Informational Webinar: Recording
Award date: June 17, 2024
The Illinois Public Health Institute and the Lake Michigan School Food System Innovation Hub’s first round of Requests for Applications is now open! Two award types are available to eligible applicants in Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Indiana. Spark Awards will fund short-term projects between $10,000 and $75,000. Innovation Collaborative Awards will fund projects that promote systems-level change of the school food system and marketplace up to $250,000. More information on these grant opportunities are available at https://innovateschoolfood.org/.
Application opens: Feb. 1, 2024
Application closes: April 30, 2024
Award date: June 30, 2024