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Grant Opportunity Profile
| Grant Opportunity ID |
| AGM01-FTS18-2018 |
| Agency |
| Department of Agriculture & Markets |
| Grant Opportunity |
| 2018 New York State Farm-To-School Program |
| Contact Name |
| William Shattuck |
| Contact Email |
| william.shattuck@agriculture.ny.gov |
| Solicitation Profile |
Farm-to-School is the promotion and use of foods produced by local farmers in meals served in cafeterias of K-12 schools. Associations between farms and schools through the cafeteria and classroom can enhance the quality of food served. With over 700 school districts in NYS, there is the opportunity to foster relationships among local farmers, food hubs, producers, processors, and distributors to benefit school-age children.
While serving locally produced food in school cafeterias may seem simple, developing Farm-to-School connections highlights several challenges, particularly the lack of an established infrastructure or network of stakeholders that includes all the necessary parties: farmers, food service directors, food service contract management companies, food distributors, processors, agriculture organizations, and commodity organizations. Other challenges include:
• Seasonality: Farmers plan their crops in January, long before schools making purchasing decisions and place bids for products in the summer. In addition, the summer growing season is when schools are not in session.
• Inconsistent quality, quantity, and sizing: schools need produce to be served in standard units and meet specifications.
• Processing and packaging: schools need vegetables and fruits to be processed and packaged in standard units.
• Bidding: sending and reviewing bids from individual farmers can be time consuming and complex for school procurement and fiscal staff.
• Delivery/pick up: distribution can be complicated when purchasing from multiple growers.
• Lack of equipment and skills to store, prepare and serve fresh produce procured for school meals programs.
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| Full Announcement Details |
| Announcement Link | Click here |
Applications Due (Date / Time)
October 01, 2018 / 04:00 PM ET |
Bidder's Conference(s)/Application Workshop(s)
None available
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| Anticipated Award Date | Monday, November 26, 2018 |
| Anticipated Initial Contract Length | 24 Months |
| Total Funding Available | $1,500,000.00 |
| Anticipated Amount of Award(s) | |
| Narrative | The NYS Budget includes $1,500,000 for projects designed to incorporate locally produced specialty crops into K-12 school meal programs. |
| Letter of Intent | Not Required |
| Letter of Intent Due | |
| Narrative | |
| Questions Due Date | Tuesday, September 18, 2018 |
| Questions and Answers Narrative | |
| Questions and Answers Posting Type | Link |
| Questions and Answers Posting Date | 9/21/2018 12:00:00 AM |
| Questions and Answers Link or Upload | Click here |
| Eligible Applicants | Not-For-Profit, Governmental Entity, Tribal Organization |
| Target Population(s) | |
| Service Area(s) | Education Supports, Agricultural Supports |
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