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Nicole Zammit, RD USDA SWR
March 10, 2015
Call number- 888-844-9904 Passcode: 8565414#
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» USDA’s Farm to School Grant Program » Other USDA Food and Nutrition Service
» Other USDA Grant and Loan programs
» Specialty Crop Block Grants
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2008 Vilsack ‘s term as Sec of Ag
2010 Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act
Share program at $11.5 million annually
2014 Farm Bill
Policy Memos
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The Secretary shall create a Farm to School Program to:
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Distribute grant funding to improve access to local foods in schools.
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Provide technical assistance and information to:
» Facilitate the coordination and sharing of information. » Collect and share information on best practices. » Disseminate research and data on existing programs and
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Deborah Kane
National Director
Matt Benson
Research, Census
Matt Russell
Grant Program
Maggie Gosselin
Technical Assistance, Training
Christina Conell
Local Procurement, USDA Foods
Communications, Grant Program, General Support
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Bob Gorman
Mountain Plains
Kacie O’Brien
Western
Nicole Zammit
Southwest
Samantha Benjamin-Kirk
Southeast
Tegan Hagy
Mid-Atlantic
Danielle Fleury
Northeast
Vanessa Zajfen
Midwest
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» Training » Supporting operations; » Planning; » Purchasing equipment; » Developing school gardens; » Developing partnerships; » Implementing farm to school programs; » State or regional conferences or events
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school districts or individual schools just starting to incorporate farm to school program elements into their operations
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school districts or schools to help scale or further develop existing farm to school initiatives
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state and local agencies, Indian tribal organizations, agricultural producers or groups of agricultural producers, and non-profit entities working with school districts
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trainings that strengthen farm to school supply chains, or conferences, events and trainings that provide technical assistance in the area of local procurement, food safety, culinary education and integration of agriculture-based curriculum.
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Osage Hills Schools Bartlesville, OK Planning; $44,847 Pryor Public Schools Pryor, OK Planning; $45,000 Chickasaw Nation Nutrition Services Implementation:$99,994 Stilwell Public Schools Stilwell, Oklahoma Planning; $41,535
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Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute Conference and Event – Regional; $49,918 Building on our farm to school work through the Arkansas Grow Healthy Study, we will conduct multiple regional summits in the spring and summer of 2015. Attendees will include local farmers, child nutrition staff, city administrators, health professionals, education professionals, and community members (up to 50 attendees per summit).
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USDA Farm to School Grant Program Applications and Awards Summary: FY 2013—FY 2015
State
Cumulative (FY13-FY15)
Applications Awards
Total Percent of Applications Funded Total Funds Distributed in FY 2013 - FY 2015 Percent of Total Funds Distributed in FY 2013 - FY 2015 Dollars Distributed (Rank)
Arkansas *
13 (31-t) 5 (15-t) 38% (4-t) $326,697 2.2% 19
Louisiana *
11 (37-t) 4 (20-t) 36% (6) $214,993 1.4% 26
New Mexico *
16 (24-t) 5 (15-t) 31% (10-t) $320,505 2.1% 20
Oklahoma
17 (21-t) 4 (20-t) 24% (26) $231,376 1.5% 24
Texas *
16 (24-t) 3 (26-t) 19% (32-t) $187,819 1.2% 34
Southwest
73 (7) 21 (7) 29% (1) $1,281,390 8.5% 7
National TOTAL 1,067 221 21%
$15,075,771 100.0%
Note: Numbers in parentheses represent state/region rank. Within the chart, “t” signifies a tie in rank.
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FY14 (Oct 1, 2013 – Sept 30, 2014) Oklahoma Nationally Total Lunches Served 67,828,375 5,007,717,060 ADP 404,511 30,339,021 Lunch Cost $176,097,324 $12,621,181,733 Participating Sites 1,864 >101,000 F/R% F:62.6% R:9.84% F:63.5% R:8.0% Total Breakfasts Served 34,944,522 2,265,894,043 Breakfast Cost $55,303,230 $3,672,773,804
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Request for Applications announced (FY 2016 RFA forthcoming)
» Live webinar that covers details of all 4 grant track
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Applications due April 30 by midnight EST
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Awards announced
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http://www.fns.usda.gov/farmtoschool/farm-school-grant- program
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Click here to view an archived copy of the FY2015 RFA
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Click here to read about funded project
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For grant writing tips, check out the "Sustaining Your Program" training module
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Farm to School personnel summarize trends observed in successful FY 2013 USDA Farm to School Grant applications. Watch the live recording here
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funds)
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local foods and school gardens
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local foods and educational opportunity
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local foods
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State-level farm to school trainings, materials, activities
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Memo for SA is in the works!
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Available on ‘Procuring Local Foods’ tab Farm to School and School Garden Expenses Purpose of funds: To operate or improve a school meals program that serves nutritious meals meeting the meal pattern requirements Federal reimbursement dollars can support school gardens and F2S activities
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cans, rakes, gloves, shovels)
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The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) provides reimbursement for fresh fruits and fresh vegetables served free to elementary students during the school day and
breakfast meals. USDA Foods- Purchasing trends Beef, chicken, peanut butter, flour, cornmeal, crackers
FY 2012-13 FY 2013-14 Sites 110 116 Number of kids 49,472 51,917 Total Fed reimburse 2,595,921 2,627,660 Purchased Quantity (Lbs) Purchased Value ($) 2012
4,905,880.00 7,006,735.27
2013
4,693,080.0 6,435,650.89
2014
3,718,760.00 3,514,120.65
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The purpose of the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) is to solely enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops. Specialty crops are defined as “fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops (including floriculture).“
2014 Nationally Arkansas Dollars Available $66,000,000 $657,370.85 Projects Funded 839 16
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Administered through Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
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Farmers’ Market Promotion Program (FMPP) ($15 million)
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Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP) ($15 million)
Eligible entities may include:
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Agricultural businesses, Agricultural cooperatives, Producer networks, Producer associations, CSA networks, CSA associations
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Public benefit corporations, Economic development corporations, Regional, farmers’ market authorities, Local and tribal governments
All applicants must provide a required 25% match
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establishing or expanding a local and regional food business enterprise.
» Activities can include but are not limited to market
research, feasibility studies, and business planning.
» A minimum of $5,000 and a maximum of $25,000 will be
awarded for any one proposal, and the grants must be completed within a 12 month period; extension will not exceed an additional 6 months.
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local and regional food business enterprise, or to improve or expand an existing local or regional food business enterprise.
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Activities can include but are not limited to training and technical assistance for the business enterprise and/or for producers working with the business enterprise; outreach and marketing to buyers and consumers; working capital; and non-construction infrastructure improvements to business enterprise facilities or information technology systems.
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A minimum of $25,000 and a maximum of $100,000 will be awarded for any
period; extension will not exceed an additional 6 months.
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Planning Project Funds Awarded (68 projects): $1,572,961.
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Implementation Funds Awarded (124 projects): $11,187,060.
Grant Focus # % of Total Training/Education 111 58% Farm to Institution 63 33% Farm to School 49 26% Infrastructure 71 37% Transportation/Distribution 121 63% Processing 81 42% Storage 85 44% Grant Focus # % of Total Aggregation 122 64% Season Extension 12 6% Product Diversification/Expansion 51 27% Organic 25 14% Food Safety 56 29% Innovation 14 7%
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State City Organization Project Name Grant Type Priority /PZ Funding Summary
CA Monterey City of Elgin This project seeks to expand local and regional markets for seafood to low income, low access consumers Imp Yes
LFPP will award $99,968 to Local Bounty (a community supported fishery) to source and deliver high quality, local, sustainable seafood to individuals and families and school lunch programs throughout Central California.
IL Evanston Farm-Logix, LLC. Building the National Farm to School Supply Chain Portal Imp Yes
LFPP will award $100,000 to The FarmLogix, LLC. organization to build out their online supply chain portal and coordinate distributor relationships for school-purchased products.
RI Providence Farm Fresh Rhode Island Meeting Institutional Needs with Rhode Island Agriculture: Mapping the Way. Plan Yes
LFPP will award $22,500 to Farm Fresh Rhode Island to conduct a feasibility study to enhance its local food aggregation and distribution program, the Market Mobile, that serves local institutions, including schools, hospitals, food pantries, and care facilities.
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Live workshops will be conducted nationwide that will help potential grant applicants understand, develop, and submit their Federal grant
http://www.amsta.net For more information please visit: http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/lfpp Contact- Nicole Nelson Miller
USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service Email: USDALFPPQuestions@ams.usda.gov Phone: 202-720-2731
Complete list of awardees available: http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC5 109119
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KYF2 Compass Map
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Track where federal funding is going to support local and regional food systems
support
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promote the specialty crop industry and increase consumption of fruits and vegetables.
industry and/or the public – not a single
product.
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potentially impacts and produces measurable
public rather than a single organization, institution,
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competitiveness of specialty crops pertaining to any of the following issues:
benefits, improve access, and increase consumption of specialty crops
demand for commercially grown specialty crops.
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private funding program
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crop related human health studies, improving eating habits/making healthy food choices, and specialty crop nutrition education/consumption.
development of gardens in urban, suburban, or rural areas in which children and adults actively take part in the production
projects are usually located at schools, hospitals, or neighborhoods.
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connect local specialty crop farmers with schools (K-12) with the objectives of serving healthy meals in school cafeterias, improving student nutrition, providing agriculture, health and nutrition education opportunities, and supporting local and regional farmers.
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request for proposals.
Oklahoma’s State Plan to USDA.
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Nicole Zammit, RD Farm to School Lead USDA Food and Nutrition Services Southwest Regional Office (214) 290-9887 phone Nicole.Zammit@fns.usda.gov www.fns.usda.gov/farmtoschool Jason Harvey Market Development Coordinator
(405) 522-5563
Jason.Harvey@ag.ok.gov
http://okfarmtoschool.com/