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Friday, July 8, 2011

MI Farm to School Grant Program Grantee Announcement

Farm to school friends and partners,

 

With funding from the WK Kellogg Foundation, the C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems at Michigan State University will award up to $2,000 for schools/districts around the state to plan for or implement farm to school programs. We are excited to announce that EIGHT school/district applicants have been selected to participate in the first grant year! 

 

The grantees for the new Michigan Farm to School Grant Program 2011 ? 2012 grant year are:
 

School/District

County

Type of Grant

Bear Lake School District

Manistee

Implementation

Clare Public Schools

Clare

Planning

Gladwin Community School

Gladwin

Implementation

Kaleva Norman Dickson School District

Manistee

Implementation

Montrose Community Schools

Genesee

Implementation

Reed City Area Public Schools

Osceola

Planning

South Haven Public Schools

Van Buren

Planning

Traverse City College Preparatory Academy

Grand Traverse

Planning



















Each grantee is unique, with exciting and innovative ideas for planning for or implementing farm to school programs.  Since a goal of this grant program is to help vulnerable children find more healthy and local food choices in school meals programs, each school/district selected to participate has at least 50% free and reduced-price meal enrollment (as of application date). 

 

This grant program is a direct way to help food service directors across the state overcome some of the many challenges they face when working to initiate and expand farm to school programs.  Not only will grantees be awarded up to $2,000 dollars in funding, they will also be provided with technical assistance and training opportunities to help develop, support and enhance of their farm to school activities and programs. 

 

Please stay tuned for more information and updates!
 

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