CA Farm to School Incubator Grant Program

To support a systems approach to advancing farm to school throughout the state, the 2022 California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program offers four funding tracks. See the 2022 Request for Applications below for details.

• Track 1: The California Farm to School K-12 Procurement and Education Grant
• Track 2: The California Farm to School Partnership Grant
• Track 3: The California Farm to Early Care and Education (ECE) Grant
• Track 4: The California Farm to School Producer Grant

• Read the Press Release
• Read the 2022 Request for Applications

• Track 1 Application Questions and Review Criteria
• Track 2 Application Questions and Review Criteria
• Track 3 Application Questions and Review Criteria
• Track 4 Application Questions and Review Criteria

• Apply to Track 1: The California Farm to School K-12 Procurement and Education Grant
• Apply to Track 2: The California Farm to School Partnership Grant
• Apply to Track 3: The California Farm to Early Care and Education (ECE) Grant
• Apply to Track 4: The California Farm to School Producer Grant

• 2022 Budget Worksheet
• 2022 Project Work Plan Template
• 2022 Letter of Intent Template (Track 4 only)
• 2022 Additional Organizational Data Worksheet (Track 2 only)

• Eligibility Decision Tree
• Previous Grant Recipients Decision Tree
• Video Tutorial for WizeHive Grant Application Portal

• 2022 Questions and Answers

During the application period, the CDFA Office of Farm to Fork will conduct a series of webinars about the California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program Request for Applications. Each webinar will include an overview of the grant program and time for questions and answers. They will occur on the following dates via Zoom. To register for each webinar, please follow the Zoom registration links below.

• 2022 Webinar Slide Deck
• Webinars
  • View the May 12, 2022 Webinar Recording
  • May 18, 2022 at 11am PT – Register here
  • May 24, 2022 at 10am PT – Register here
  • May 31, 2022 at 1pm PT – Register here
  • June 8, 2022 at 11:30am PT – Register here
  • June 14, 2022 at 10am PT – Register here
  • June 23, 2022 at 12pm PT – Register here
  • June 29, 2022 at 9am PT – Register here

CDFA-F2F hosted a public comment period from February 15 – March 7, 2022.

• Read the Press Release
• Download the Public Info Session Slide Deck  
• View the Public Info Session Recording
• View the Summary of Public Comments and CDFA Responses

Deadline to Submit: June 16, 2022

The external technical review committee for the 2022 California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program will consist of individuals outside of the CDFA Office of Farm to Fork who have expertise related to the funding track(s) they review. Individuals who are interested in learning more about participating in the external technical review process should review the External Reviewer Interest Form for more information.

• If interested in participating in the external technical review process as an external reviewer, please complete and submit the form online.
  • 2022 California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program – External Reviewer Interest Form

Please note: applicants to the 2022 California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program may not participate in the external technical review process (this includes supporting project partners that are part of Track 2 applications).

The 2021 California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program is focused on supporting local and regional farm to school projects that promote nutrition education, sustainable food production and procurement, and high-quality student experience.

Grant Awards

In 2021, CDFA-F2F awarded $8.496 million in grants to 60 Farm to School projects throughout the state through two funding tracks!

Resources

• 2021 Track 1 Grant Portal
• 2021 Track 2 Grant Portal
• 2021 Request for Applications
• 2021 Webinar Recording
• 2021 Farm to School Incubator Grant Program Q&A
• 2021 Summary of Public Comments and Responses