The Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program, authorized in the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) (42 USC 1751 et seq.), is designed to increase the availability of local foods in Child Nutrition Program (CNP) operations and connect students to the sources of their food through education, taste tests, school gardens, field trips, and local food sourcing for CNP meals. Grants can be used to launch new farm to CNP1 programs or expand existing efforts. The objective of the fi...| www.fns.usda.gov
USDA supports child health and American agriculture by opening applications for the Fiscal Year 2026 Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grants.| Blue Book