Funding Opportunity - Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program. FASLP

FASLP supports projects to increase the capacity for food, garden, and nutrition education within host organizations or entities.

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to Funding Opportunities for USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. December 21, 2021 Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program Image of children in school cafeteria courtesy of Adobe Stock. Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program (FASLP) is a farm-to-school program that supports projects that bring together stakeholders from the distinct parts of the food system to increase the capacity for food, garden, and nutrition education within host organizations or entities, such as school cafeterias and classrooms, while fostering higher levels of community engagement between farms and school systems. The goal of these efforts is to not only increase access to school meals for underserved children, but also to dramatically improve their quality. FASLP is also focused on the development of leadership skills, knowledge, and qualities necessary to prepare students for food and agricultural and related careers in the private sector, government, and academia. For more information, please see The FASLP Request for Applications . The submission deadline is January 31, 2022. NIFA's mission is to invest in and advance agricultural research, education, and extension to solve societal challenges. NIFA's investments in transformative science directly support the long-term prosperity and global preeminence of U.S. agriculture. USDA is an equal opportunity lender, provider, and employer.

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