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Board approves USBE partnership to apply for federal Farm-to-School grant with 25% in‑kind match
Summary
The board approved staff partnering with the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food to apply for a FY26 Patrick Leahy Farm-to-School grant; the application would require a 25% in‑kind match from USBE (staff time) and included $260,000 in state funds already set aside for local food purchases.
The Utah State Board of Education on Wednesday approved staff—s request to partner with the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food to apply for a FY2026 Patrick Leahy Farm-to-School grant and to commit a 25% in‑kind match, after debate about procurement, contracting and how local farmers would participate.
Child Nutrition Program Director Kim Loveland told the board the grant would focus on building supply chains between school food-service programs and Utah fruit growers, beginning with cherries, peaches and apples. She said the…
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