The purpose of the Farm to School Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement is to support nonprofit entities and Indian tribal organizations to implement national- or regional-level farm-to-school activities. Awardees under this cooperative agreement will undertake projects supporting USDA’s priorities of food system transformation, improving child health through nutritious school meals, and Indigenous food sovereignty.
There are three funding tracks available, corresponding with each USDA priority. The Supporting Community Engagement track supports projects that expand farm-to-school institutes. The Supporting Producer Engagement track funds projects that strengthen producer engagement with the child nutrition programs market. Finally, the Supporting Tribal Engagement track will fund an entity to conduct tribal dialogues with the purpose of supporting Food and Nutrition Services’ farm-to-school grantmaking and technical assistance for tribal entities.