RFA for Competitive Farm to School Grant Funds

The Oregon Department of Education is soliciting applications for the Competitive Farm to School Reimbursement Grant under solicitation S-58100-00017390. This program provides additional funding to eligible grantees who are currently receiving noncompetitive Farm to School funds and have exhausted those resources. The primary objective is to sustain the purchase and promotion of food that is produced, processed, or both within the State of Oregon. Funding is administered through the Farm to CNP Grant Program General Funds, with individual grant amendments ranging from 10,000 to 100,000 dollars. The grant operates as a reimbursement mechanism, covering 75 percent of eligible food purchases and 100 percent of other eligible non-food costs, such as transportation and packaging. Funding is distributed across four tiers based on the amount of noncompetitive grant funds previously received, with a total available pool of 2.2 million dollars. Awards are granted to the highest-ranking applicants based on a scoring methodology with a maximum of 24 possible points. Applications must be submitted electronically via a Smartsheet form by the specified round deadlines, with a final closing date of June 30, 2027. The process is conducted in accordance with ORS 366.431 to ensure a competitive distribution of funds to qualified entities.