Farm to CNP Education Grant

The Oregon Department of Education is issuing a Request for Grant Applications (RFA) for the Farm-to-School Grant Program. The program provides funding to eligible entities to help pay the costs incurred to provide food-based, agriculture-based, or garden-based educational activities in a school district or center-based programs for children in the Child and Adult Care Food Program. • The grant program has two separate tracks: Capacity Building Mini Grant and Capacity Sustaining Full Grant. • The Capacity Building Mini Grant is for $2,000-$15,000 and is a simplified application process for a single school or site. • The Capacity Sustaining Full Grant is for $15,001-$100,000 and is for district, multi-site, or statewide coordination with a larger scale impact. • Eligible entities include school districts, education service districts, federally recognized Indian tribes, nonprofit organizations, and providers of center-based programs for children in the Child and Adult Care Food Program. • The grant period is from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027. • Applications are due by November 14, 2025, at 4:30 PM PST.