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2024-25 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

CA Department of Education · 59526

Eligibility details

Eligible applicants include school districts, county offices of education, charter schools, private schools, or residential child care institutions operating the National School Lunch Program. For more information, please visit the Grant Overview tab on the CDE FFVP web page.

Matching funds & resources

Source matching-funds field: Not Required.

Matching funds and leveraged resources are different requirements. Read the description and reviewed rules below before determining resource commitments.

About this opportunity

The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) will grant funds to eligible elementary school sites participating in the National School Lunch Program to provide students with a variety of free, fresh fruit and vegetable snacks during the school day as a supplement to, and not part of, the school breakfast and lunch programs, and to teach students about good nutrition. The FFVP encourages schools to partner with other entities in the community to support their efforts. Grant EligibilityEligible School Food Authorities (SFAs) may receive an FFVP grant on behalf of the awarded elementary school sites. Examples of eligible SFAs include school districts, county offices of education, charter schools, private schools, or residential child care institutions operating the National School Lunch Program. More information about the FFVP grant eligibility and program requirements are available in the Grant Overview tab on the CDE California FFVP web page. Applicants that do not meet the FFVP grant eligibility and program requirements will not be awarded and should not apply.

Funding geography: Not specified — review source. A funder’s address does not establish eligibility.

Funding instrument: Grant. Issuing jurisdiction: California. This is not a geographic eligibility determination.