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Child Nutrition Program (CNP) sponsors looking to advance the local foods served in meals and snacks can apply for up to $10,000 to support Farm to Plate initiatives.
The subgrants are available to School Nutrition Program (SNP), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) sponsors for activities like gardening, chicken houses, raising livestock, garden towers and more.
The Heartland Farm to School and Early Care and Education (ECE) Institute was held Nov. 13-15, in Nebraska City. The institute was offered in collaboration with ECE partners from Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.
Three Kansas teams from Clearwater USD 264, Coffeyville USD 445, and Child Care Links, in Hutchinson, and Quality Care Services, Inc., in El Dorado, were chosen from applications submitted to attend the institute.
The Kansas State Department of Education, along with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Nebraska Department of Education, is accepting applications for the Heartland Farm to School Institute.
This institute aims to promote the three tenants of Farm to School (procurement, school gardens and education) as well as the Three C’s (classrooms, cafeterias and communities) through school-led Farm to School initiatives.
Child Nutrition Program (CNP) sponsors may request up to $10,000 to support Farm to Plate initiatives that will increase the local foods served as part of Child Nutrition Program snacks and meals.
The Heartland Farm to School Institute aims to assist schools in incorporating Farm to School programming in the classroom, cafeteria, and community. The Kansas State Department of Education, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and the Nebraska Department of Education are leading this initiative.
The deadline for submitting online applications for 2024 Summer EBT program benefits is 5 p.m., on Oct. 15. This is a new federal program designed to help eligible families offset some of the costs of buying food for their school-aged children during the summer.
Child Nutrition and Wellness is excited to launch the Kansas Harvest of the Month program, a celebration of Kansas grown commodities, in October.
Questions about this page contact:
Denise Kahler (785) 296-4876 dkahler@ksde.org
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