Producer Information
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WSDA Farm to School Purchasing Grants are reimbursement grants to support child nutrition programs with funds to purchase foods grown, raised, caught, or foraged in Washington State with an emphasis on procurement from small and direct marketing farms and food businesses, including socially disadvantaged, beginning, limited resource, women and veteran farmers and ranchers.
The grant funds are intended to support schools and early learning services in procuring high quality, nutritious, culturally relevant foods for their meal programs.
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted food supply chains making it difficult for child nutrition programs to procure food. To recover from these negative impacts on the Washington state local food economy and communities, Washington State needs strong farm to school programs. Support to child nutrition program operators is essential to this recovery and to assure future resiliency in the local food supply chain and access to local foods in child nutrition programs.
There are three program types:
The WSDA Farm to School Farm to School Purchasing Grant: Round 2 application is now closed.
Watch the recorded Grant Application Webinar and download the webinar slides to learn more about this opportunity.
Learn about past grant awards here.
Round 2: For School and Childcare Meals 2024-2025 and Summer Meals 2024
Application Opens | March 2024 |
Application Closes | Monday, April 15, 2024 at 5PM PST |
Award Announcements | June 2024 |
Grant Period | July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025 |
Round 1: Grants for School and Childcare Meals 2023-2025 and Summer Meals 2024
Application Opens | August 2023 |
Application Closes | Monday, October 16th at 5PM PST |
Award Announcements | November 2023 |
Grant Period | December 2023 – June 30, 2025 |
Note: The timeline and dates are subject to change.