Try Agriculture Samples with Tastes and Education (TASTE) Incentive Grant

Funding Description

The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) Try Agriculture Samples with Tastes and Education (TASTE) Incentive funding gives FFVP grantees for school year (SY) 2025-26 the option to opt-in to additional one-time funding to enhance their local and organic or sustainably-grown procurement practices, to provide students with taste-tests of local, organic or sustainably grown fruits and vegetables, and to support nutrition and agricultural education.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies, other organizations or agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) TASTE Incentive is available to 2025-26 FFVP grantees only.
Other Eligibility Considerations	If the applicant is not awarded the FFVP grant, or discontinues FFVP participation at any time, it is not eligible for the TASTE Incentive.
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, TK
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Budget Act Item 6100-201-0890; Provision 1
Source / Type	Federal / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2025-26
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	5810 / 8290
Total Available	$1,886,442
Recipient Amount	Per student award has a minimum of $5 and a maximum of $75.
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	The amount of the individual school grant will depend on the total enrollment of the schools participating in the program. Per student award has a minimum of $5 and may be greater based on the number of grantees participating.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	February 13, 2025
Due Date	March 20, 2025
Expected Notification Date	June 30, 2025

Additional Information

Application	Request For Application [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r9/tasteincentiverfa25.asp]
Background	http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/sn/caffvp.asp?tabsection=9
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	The total amount of funding available is estimated; the actual amount will be released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture by June 2025.

Contacts

Program	The Farm to School Team, Farm2School@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	The FFVP Team, Farm2School@cde.ca.gov
Division	Nutrition Services Division, 916-445-0850