INNOVATION MINI GRANTS
Working in partnership with school district nutrition departments, the Farm to School Innovation Mini Grants are growing nutrition and garden education across Georgia.
READY TO TAKE YOUR FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAM TO THE NEXT LEVEL?
APPLY NOW!
Attention Georgia School Nutrition Directors: We are seeking applications for SY 2024-2025.
For more details, eligibility and application requirements, check out the Call for Proposals.
Questions? Contact Yaza Sarieh at yaza@georgiaorganics.org or 404-481-5041.
IMPACT
Since 2021, over 100,500 students have participated in Innovation Mini Grant activities!
Farm to School Innovation Mini Grants:
Increase access to local, fresh, organically grown food
Include culturally responsive food and education
Include organic and/or sustainability focused garden education
Increase local food procurement
Benefit Georgia Certified Organic farmers
Each project uniquely addresses local needs and goals. We share project best practices to inspire innovative and equitable nutrition and garden education programs nationwide.
2024 awardees
Thirteen Georgia school districts were awarded a total of $60,000 to support projects that create and share equity-centered farm-to-school best practices.
Baldwin County School District
Bibb County School District
Bulloch County Schools
Dodge County Schools
Dougherty County School System
Fannin County School District
Gwinnett County School District
Haralson County School District
Jones County School System
Rockdale County Public Schools
Seminole County Public Schools
In partnership with the Big Green Jumpstart Grant in SY 2023-2024, we collectively invested over $120,000 into 24 different school districts around the state. Read more about the collaboration here.
WANT MORE FARM TO SCHOOL INSPIRATION?
Check out the Farm to School Innovation Mini Grant projects funded in previous mini grant cycles!
THANK YOU!
This program is supported by Zeist Foundation and Newman’s Own Foundation.
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