Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program (LFS)
The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), requests applications from state governments for the Local Food for Schools (LFS) Program.
The goal will be to establish cooperative agreements with state governments for the purpose of purchasing domestic, locally grown foods from local producers, small businesses, and socially disadvantaged farmers/producers for distribution to schools.
AMS will make only one award per state government; agencies within the state must coordinate if more than one agency wishes to implement this program.
The state governments can also partner with local organizations.
Up to $200 million is available from funds authorized under section 5(c) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 USC 714c(c)).
This announcement identifies the eligibility criteria for LFS applicants, the application forms, and associated instructions needed to apply for an LFS award.
AMS encourages applications that benefit both small businesses and socially disadvantaged farmers/producers and provides food distribution to schools.
For cooperative agreements intending to serve these entities, applicants should engage and involve those beneficiaries when developing projects and applications.
AMS would like these relationships and purchase and distribution channels to continue past the conclusion of this program.
The goal will be to establish cooperative agreements with state governments for the purpose of purchasing domestic, locally grown foods from local producers, small businesses, and socially disadvantaged farmers/producers for distribution to schools.
AMS will make only one award per state government; agencies within the state must coordinate if more than one agency wishes to implement this program.
The state governments can also partner with local organizations.
Up to $200 million is available from funds authorized under section 5(c) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 USC 714c(c)).
This announcement identifies the eligibility criteria for LFS applicants, the application forms, and associated instructions needed to apply for an LFS award.
AMS encourages applications that benefit both small businesses and socially disadvantaged farmers/producers and provides food distribution to schools.
For cooperative agreements intending to serve these entities, applicants should engage and involve those beneficiaries when developing projects and applications.
AMS would like these relationships and purchase and distribution channels to continue past the conclusion of this program.
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Office: Agricultural Marketing Service
Estimated Funding: $200,000,000
Office: Agricultural Marketing Service
Estimated Funding: $200,000,000
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
LFS Website
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Statistical Analysis Centers (SACs) established by state legislation or executive order.
For additional information on eligibility, see the Eligibility Information section.
To advance Executive Order 13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, the Attorney General determined that all state, local, and university or college law enforcement agencies must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or have started the certification process, to be eligible for FY 2022 DOJ discretionary grant funding.
To become certified, the law enforcement agency must meet two mandatory conditions: (1) the agency’s use-of-force policies adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and (2) the agency’s use-of-force policies prohibit chokeholds except in situations where use of deadly force is allowed by law.
The certification requirement also applies to law enforcement agencies receiving DOJ discretionary grant funding through a subaward.
For detailed information on this certification requirement, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO to access the Standards for Certification on Safe Policing for Safe Communities, the Implementation Fact Sheet, and the List of Designated Independent Credentialing Bodies.
All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food-to-usda/lfs
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
LFS Questions
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2022-03-17
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2022-09-30
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