The Vermont Agency of Agriculture Food & Markets (VAAFM) is seeking applications for its Farm to School and Early Childhood Vision Grant.
Donor Name: Vermont Agency of Agriculture Food & Markets (VAAFM)
State: Vermont
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/11/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The Vision Grant is designed to support innovative projects that engage youth in addressing contemporary problems such as climate change, food insecurity, food sovereignty, health disparities, and racial injustice through farm to school and early childhood activities.
Strong proposals will be scalable and/or replicable, will prioritize youth leadership, and will demonstrate a significant impact on Vermont youth.
Applicants will be required, through qualitative and/or quantitative evidence, to identify a farm to school and early childhood related challenge impacting their community. Applicants will then need to demonstrate how their proposal seeks to address that challenge. Proposals must center youth in their scope. Strong proposals will:
- Clearly articulate the problem they seek to address
- Engage multiple community stakeholders
- Demonstrate a high likelihood of success
- Demonstrate an ability for the project to be easily scaled and/or replicated
- Demonstrate the likelihood of continued impact beyond the grant period
Funding Information
This is a two-year grant with a maximum award of $50,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Vermont schools, school districts, licensed and/or registered childcare providers and licensed afterschool programs are eligible to apply for this grant. Both individual organizations, as well as consortiums are eligible to apply.
- Non-profits or community organizations that conduct programming in Vermont are also eligible, but must demonstrate partnership in their application with a school, childcare provider, afterschool program, or other another organization in the Vermont Farm to School and Early Childhood Network.
For more information, visit VAAFM.