[HealthyTribes] Request for Applications by March 22: Native Communities with Farm to School

Mon Mar 6 09:40:44 PST 2017

From: State nutrition and physical activity forum for obesity

Hello,

My name is John Patrick.  I am the Program Manager for Native communities with farm to school projects.

On behalf of the National Farm to School Network (NFSN), a project of the Tides Center, we are pleased to announce a new mini-grant project: Seed Change in Native Communities with Farm to School.

Native peoples of North America have been celebrating our connection to land, food, and community for generations. Farm to school is a new term for an ancient concept: that we learn about people, place, and tradition, and care for our physical and spiritual health, through food.

Working with Native partners, the National Farm to School Network is exploring the unique opportunities for and challenges of expanding and sustaining farm to school in Native communities across the country. Farm to school implementation differs by location but always includes one or more of the following:
·  Procurement: Local foods are purchased, promoted and served in the cafeteria or as a snack or taste-test;

·  Education: Students participate in education activities related to agriculture, food, health or nutrition; and

·  School gardens: Students engage in hands-on learning through gardening.
From developing school menus that include traditional foods like blue corn and bison to working with Native producers, planting heritage orchards, and connecting classroom education with tribal seed banks, together we are breaking down barriers and reinvigorating traditional food ways.
The Seed Change in Native Communities with Farm to School project aims to expand farm to school activities (procurement of local and traditional foods, school gardens, and food and agriculture education) in Native communities as a strategy to leverage community-wide initiatives towards building food security and food sovereignty and towards revitalizing use of traditional foods. The project will provide five Native schools a mini- grant in the amount of $5,900 to expand and promote farm to school.

Eligible entities are as follows:
·  Native schools will be selected through an open application process to partner on this project.
·  Eligible schools will include those operated by the Bureau of Indian Education (on-and off-reservation schools) as well as public, tribal, and charter schools serving a majority (50% or more) children of Native origin.
·  Schools must be organized and operated as an IRS-designated 501(c)(3) nonprofit or organized for charitable purposes in the U.S. or abroad. This includes 501(c)(3) public charities and private foundations, government entities, fiscally sponsored organizations, 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations, incorporated organizations with exemption pending, and other organizations with a qualifying tax status. Schools must not be prohibited from receiving funds from the U.S.
·  One representative from the applicant school must be available to attend NFSN’s Annual Meeting May 2-3, 2017 in Denver, Colorado (expenses are covered through the $5,900 mini-grant).
·  Applicants must document the need for financial support in order to undertake the proposed farm to school activities.
·  Applicants must document need for technical support to undertake the proposed farm to school activities.
·  Applicants must have some level of previous experience in farm to school (experience with school gardens, food and agriculture education, and/or local, traditional food procurement).
·  Applicants must be ready and committed to scaling up and institutionalizing previous farm to school efforts.
The Application Deadline is Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 6pm ET.

If you have any questions please contact me via email at john at farmtoschool.org<mailto:john at farmtoschool.org> or by phone 715-209-8536<tel:(715)%20209-8536> (please leave a detailed voicemail with your name, number and tribal organization).

Please help spread the word!  Forward this email to any interested eligible entities!

The Request for Applications can be found here:
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Kind regards,

John Patrick
Program Manager
National Farm to School Network
Regular Working Hours 10am - 3:30pm Central Time
Wisconsin - north central U.S. upper Midwest Great Lakes region

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