Farm to School Grants

Offers purchasing grants to help expand farm to school efforts statewide. WSDA Farm to School Purchasing Grants support schools and early learning services in procuring high quality, nutritious, culturally relevant foods for their meal programs. The program emphasizes procurement from small and direct marketing farms and food businesses, including socially disadvantaged, beginning, limited resource, women and veteran farmers and ranchers. Since 2021, WSDA has granted over $12 million across 368 awards over five funding cycles, reaching districts across Washington state and supporting purchases of more than 170 unique local foods from more than 360 individual farms and food businesses. Program Details Washington State Department of Agriculture is a funding organization that offers the Farm to School Grants grant program to support arts and cultural programs. This funding opportunity is available statewide and is administered by Washington State Department of Agriculture through Washington State Department of Agriculture Grant Opportunities. Organizations seeking funding for arts and cultural programs should review the details below and confirm their eligibility before preparing an application. Eligibility Eligible applicants include educational institutions. Organizations that meet the eligibility criteria are encouraged to apply and to review the full program guidelines before submission. Because eligibility rules and funding priorities can change between cycles, applicants should always confirm the current requirements with Washington State Department of Agriculture or on Washington State Department of Agriculture Grant Opportunities before investing time in an application. Funding and Timeline This is a rolling or open-cycle opportunity with no fixed application deadline. Applicants should allow sufficient time to gather required documentation, including organizational information, project descriptions, budgets, and supporting materials as specified in the program guidelines. Submitting a complete application well ahead of the deadline reduces the risk of disqualification on technical or administrative grounds. Program Focus This grant supports arts and cultural programs. This grant is associated with NAICS industry classifications: 111, 112, 624190. Organizations operating in these sectors are encouraged to review eligibility. Funded projects are expected to demonstrate measurable outcomes aligned with the program's stated objectives. Grant recipients may be required to submit progress reports and final evaluations as a condition of the award, and to retain records for audit and compliance purposes. How to Apply Eligible organizations can apply through Washington State Department of Agriculture Grant Opportunities. Create a free organization profile on GrantRegister to see whether this grant matches your organization's NAICS code, entity type, location, and focus area, and to receive a weekly digest of every open grant you qualify for. GrantRegister maintains a complete, authoritative registry of US federal, state, and foundation grant opportunities — matched automatically to your organization profile and delivered every Monday.

Eligibility

• Programs related to agriculture
• Programs related to veteran

Categories

Arts Culture