Grant Guidelines

In the 2021-23 biennium, the Washington State Legislature provided $5 million from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund- Federal, solely for the farm-to-school program (RCW 15.64.060) as ongoing funding to expand WSDA's Farm to School program, which provides grants to schools to purchase local foods for distribution at schools, food service institutions, childcare facilities, and other school settings.

In the 2023-2025 biennium, ongoing funding for WSDA’s Farm to School Program included $3.75 million from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund- Federal and $1.25 million from the state general fund. WSDA awarded over $4 million in Farm to School Purchasing Grants in the 2023-2025 biennium.

Washington State Department of Agriculture’s (WSDA) Farm to School Program exists to facilitate increased use of Washington grown food by schools.
  
The purpose of the Farm to School Purchasing grants is to increase the purchase, use, and promotion of foods that are grown, raised, caught, or foraged in Washington by child nutrition programs with an emphasis on procurement from small and direct marketing farms and food businesses, including but not limited to, socially disadvantaged, beginning, limited resource, women and veteran farmers and ranchers.

Grant funds are intended to support schools and early learning services in sourcing and preparing high quality, nutritious, culturally relevant foods for their meal programs.
 
WSDA Farm to School Purchasing Grants are reimbursement grants. Grants are awarded based on a competitive application and review process.
 
There are two application types:

• School Meals
• Childcare Meals

Eligible applicants may apply for one or more application type. Read the next section for information about eligible applicants. 

*New for the 2025-2027 Biennium*
There is no option to apply for a purchasing grant solely for Summer Meal programs. School Meals applicants who operate SFSP or SSO may include summer meals as part of their School Meals application. Award amounts are detailed in the Maximum Eligible Awards section.

• Schools or early learning programs operated by Federally Recognized Tribes

• Organizations that operate one of the following USDA Child Nutrition Programs*: 

  • National School Lunch Program (NSLP) 

    • Local Education Agencies (LEAs)

  • Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) – Child care only  

    • Child Care Centers

    • Sponsoring Organizations of Unaffiliated Facilities

      • Family Day Care Homes (FDCH) 

      • Sponsors of unaffiliated child care centers

Please note: Adult care centers, emergency shelters and At-Risk After School Meal programs are not eligible. Family day care providers are not eligible to apply directly for the grant; applications must come their sponsoring organization.

*Eligible organizations that operate NSLP or CACFP must have operated NSLP or CACFP for at least one (1) year immediately prior to application. Eligible organizations that operate NSLP and CACFP must remain active program sponsors and be considered in good standing by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction throughout the duration of the grant period.

*New for the 2025-2027 Biennium*

WSDA plans to offer one Farm to School Purchasing Grant application for the entire 2025-2027 biennium. This period includes the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school years. WSDA does not intend to offer a second grant application within this period.

WSDA is making this change to provide awardees with enough time to plan with growers and implement purchasing plans. A single application round will also allow WSDA staff to better support grantees and program stakeholders with training and technical assistance.

Grant Period of Performance

The intended grant period of performance will begin on the date of grant execution and end on June 30, 2027. 

Grant awards will be divided into two separate spending periods that follow the state fiscal year.

• Fiscal Year 2026: Date of grant execution - June 30, 2026

• Fiscal Year 2027: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027

The amounts may be the same or different. Funds awarded in one fiscal year cannot be spent in the other fiscal year.

*New for the 2025-2027 Biennium*
WSDA intends to offer one Farm to School Purchasing Grant application for the entire 2025-2027 biennium. This period includes the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school years. WSDA does not intend to offer a second grant application within this period.

Application Timeline:

• Open Date: June 7, 2025

• Close date: July 3, 2025

Applicants must complete the official application form in the grant portal (WizeHive) for each application type they are applying to, including upload of all required supporting documents, by the deadline.

Grant Application Support: 

WSDA will provide live and recorded Grant Informational Webinar and Grant Application “Office Hours” to answer questions and provide technical assistance with the grant application.
 
Dates and times will be posted on the WSDA Farm to School Purchasing Grant web page. These grants are dependent upon appropriation by the State Legislature.

WSDA can provide general application support to applicants, including help understanding the grant selection process and requirements. However, to ensure that all applicants receive equal treatment, WSDA staff cannot provide assistance with individual proposals.
 
For application questions, email farmtoschool@agr.wa.gov or call 360-819-7412.
 
Grant application support is also available from OSPI Farm to Child Nutrition Program staff and the Educational Service District (ESD) farm to school staff.

• For support from OSPI Farm to Child Nutrition Program staff, email: farmtocnp@k12.wa.us

• For support from ESD farm to school staff, contact the coordinator in your area:

  • ESD 101: Kendra Dean - kdean@esd101.net

  • ESD 113: Margaret Garrett - mgarrett@esd101.net

  • ESD 123/105: Josie Norrish - jnorrish@esd101.net

  • ESD 171: Cheri Hobbs - chobbs@esd101.net

Review: 

WSDA will review applications for eligibility of Applicant and allowable costs, and a grant review team will evaluate applications based on the evaluation criteria outlined above. In awarding funds under this program, WSDA may coordinate with other agencies or entities that WSDA deems necessary.
 
WSDA reserves the right to determine the number of awards and modify or increase awards at the Director’s discretion.  WSDA also reserves the right to cancel the grant program and the award at any time for any reason, but this may occur due to a withdrawal or suspension of funds by the funding source, a state of emergency, or other occurrence that impacts WSDA’s ability to continue with the program or awards.
 
In addition, all applicants that operate a USDA child nutrition program will be reviewed by Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction to ensure the applicant is currently active and in good standing. Any applicant not found to be in good standing by OSPI will not be eligible to receive a grant award.

Grant Awards and Agreements: 

WSDA will notify Applicants of award/no award decisions in August 2025. 

Grantees will receive a grant agreement that they must sign and return to the WSDA within 7 business days after receiving.
 
Grantess MUST become registered as a Statewide Vendor/Payee (SWV) with Washington State Office of Financial Management before any payment can be made.  To request a Statewide Vendor number, which is free, go to the Office of Financial Management website for Statewide Vendor/Payee Services. Complete and submit the following forms (electronic and PDF options are available)- Vendor/payee Registration and Direct Deposit Authorization (recommended for faster payment via electronic funds transfer).  We suggest doing so as soon as possible.

Grants are awarded based on a competitive application and review process. Funding requests should be realistic and based on actual planned purchases.

*New for the 2025-2027 Biennium*

Grant awards will be divided into two separate spending periods that follow the state fiscal year.

• Fiscal Year 2026: Date of grant execution - June 30, 2026

• Fiscal Year 2027: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027

The amounts awarded for each fiscal year may be the same or different. Funds awarded for one fiscal year cannot be spent in the other fiscal year.

An applicant’s maximum award eligibility is based on the size of the child nutrition program, determined by October 2024 lunch count for school meal applicants and prior year meal reimbursement for childcare applicants.

Maximum eligible awards can be calculated using the following tables. Applicants may request less funding than the maximum eligible award.
 

School Meals Applicants Only

October 2024 Lunch Count	Maximum Funding Request
More than 20,000	October 2024 Lunch Count x 20 months x $0.05 per meal
Less than or equal to 20,000	$20,000

School Meals + Summer Meals Applicants

October 2024 Lunch Count	Maximum Funding Request
More than 20,000	(October 2024 Lunch Count x 20 months x $0.05 per meal) + (July  2024 Summer Lunch Count x 2 months x $0.10 per meal)
Less than or equal to 20,000	$21,000

Childcare Meals Applicants

Applicant Type	Maximum Funding Request
CACFP Sponsor	(Total October 2023 to September 2024 CACFP Reimbursement) x 0.5
Tribal Program, Non-CACFP	(Total October 2023 to September 2024 Food Program Budget) x 0.5

Farm to School Purchasing Grant funds must be used to support the grant purpose of increasing use of Washington grown, raised, caught, or foraged foods. 

Farm to school purchasing may:

• Increase scratch cooking practices with the use of more ingredients in fresh and raw forms.

• Create opportunities for meal programs to develop culturally relevant meals for students.

• Introduce students and staff to new and unfamiliar foods with supportive training, education, and taste-testing.

• Expand opportunities for Washington’s small farm and food producers to access new markets.

The Farm to School Purchasing Grant may be used to cover non-food costs in addition to direct food purchases. Non-food costs must directly support the project plan’s efforts to purchase and promote foods grown, raised, or caught in Washington State.

Awardees may use up to 25% of their total awarded grant funds on eligible non-food costs. Awardees must spend at least 75% of the awarded grant funds on food purchases.

See the list below for examples of eligible expenses. These lists are not exhaustive, there may be eligible expenses not included in the list of examples.

Indirect costs are not permitted as part of the project budget for this program. Administrative costs, such as fiscal office staff time, are permitted as a non-food cost in lieu of indirect costs.
 
Examples of Eligible Food Costs
Grantees may purchase foods grown, raised, harvested, and packaged or processed in Washington from various sources including, but not limited to:

• School & Childcare gardens

• Washington farms

• Food hubs or farmer cooperatives

• Food Processors

• Regional produce or broadline distributors

The following products are examples of foods that are eligible for reimbursement with the Farm to School Purchasing Grant:

• Whole and minimally processed fruits, vegetables, herbs, meat, fish and seafood*, legumes, and grains that are 100% grown, raised, caught, or foraged in Washington State 

  • Minimal processing includes cooling, refrigerating, adjusting size (peeling, slicing, dicing, cutting, chopping), washing, drying, packaging, and adding ascorbic acid or other preservatives to prevent oxidation of produce.

• Processed or packaged foods** with a primary ingredient that is 100% grown, raised, caught, or foraged in Washington State- where the primary ingredient is the largest ingredient by weight or volume.

  • For example, yogurt containing 100% milk from cows raised in Washington or pizza dough containing 100% flour from wheat grown in Washington.

*To qualify for reimbursement, fish and other seafood must be harvested from waters within the state of Washington or U.S. waters off the coast of WA and landed (brought to shore) and processed within Washington. Fish may be harvested in federal, state, or Tribal fisheries. Waters within the state include lakes, rivers, streams, and water bodies like Puget Sound.
 
**To request reimbursement for packaged or processed food items, Grantees will ask vendors to complete the current and updated WSDA Farm to School Purchasing Grant  Washington Food Product Verification Form for the 2025-2027 grant period. The updated WA-grown Verification Form will be published here when finalized, no later than the start of the anticipated grant period.

*New for 2025-2027 Biennium*
Direct delivery, transportation, packaging, and processing costs for reimbursable food products may also be claimed as food costs.
 
*New for 2025-2027 Biennium*
Processed food products made by the producer of the primary ingredient are exempt from the requirement to provide a WA-grown verification form.

Examples include:
 

• Cheese made by a Washington dairy farm that makes and sells cheese made entirely from milk produced on that dairy farm does not need to provide a WA-grown verification form to be a reimbursable purchase.

• Jam made by a Washington blueberry farm that processes only berries grown on their farm into jam can be reimbursed without a WA-grown verification form.

• A hot sauce produced with jalapeños made by anyone other than the grower of the jalapeños does not qualify for this exemption. A WA-grown verification form attesting to the jalapeno source(s) would be required for reimbursement of this product.

Examples of Eligible Non-Food Costs:
This list is not exhaustive, there may be eligible non-food expenses that are not included in this list of examples.

1. Equipment (greater than or equal to $10,000) and Materials and Supplies (less than $10,000):
 

Item Name	Example Farm to School Use
Refrigerator/freezer storage	To store additional local proteins and frozen fruit or vegetables for year-round use.
Salad Bars and serving ware, salad spinners	To promote locally grown greens and produce in whole or minimally processed form.
Cutting boards, chef knives, food processors, blenders, immersion blenders	To prep local, whole produce into sliced and diced forms and support scratch cooking.
Steamer, oven	To increase scratch cooking with local ingredients.
Preservation equipment, vacuum sealer	To preserve local, seasonal food for year-round use.
School/Childcare garden inputs (seeds, soil, tools, green house, hydroponic system)	To teach students how to grow their own food and incorporate food into the cafeteria.
Promotional materials, printing costs of nutrition education kits and posters	To promote farm to school and teach students about food and agriculture.
Tasting cups and utensils	To sample new local foods before adding to the menu or sample Harvest of the Month local foods.
Books on food, agriculture, and nutrition education	To teach students about local foods that are incorporated on their plates.
In classroom mushroom or microgreen grow kits	To teach students how to grow their own food and encourage trying new foods.

2. Staff Time Examples:
 

Item Name	Example Farm to School Use
Administrative Staff Time	To complete grant reports; track local foods in software for scratch recipes; plan and communicate with farms; communicate with families and community members about nutrition program’s farm to school activities.   Staff time and other administrative costs can be included in the non-food budget in lieu of indirect costs.
Kitchen Staff Time	Staff time for additional processing of local whole foods or preparing meals from scratch; preserving foods for season extension (such as pickling, canning, freezing, etc.).
Training	Hire trainers to support use of new equipment or incorporate new culinary skills and techniques, or pay for staff time to attend farm to school trainings.
Farmer Stipend	To compensate a farmer coming to visit the school for taste testing or agriculture education.

3. Transportation Examples:
 

Item Name	Example Farm to School Use
Mileage – staff training or education	Travel to a farm, food hub or other school or early learning site to learn about other farm to school efforts in order to strengthen your own.
Farm field trip	Strengthen farm to school connections by visiting a local farm to learn where and how local food is grown.

4. Travel Costs to Attend Trainings Examples:
 

Item Name

Example Farm to School Use and Cost Calculation

Travel costs may include: Registration Fees Mileage Lodging Per Diem (Meals)

May include Washington State Farm to School Network events; Farm to School training or networking events hosted by WSDA and/or OSPI; other Farm to School-related trainings.   Includes mileage, lodging and meals. Please refer to the Office of Financial Management's Per Diem Table and Per Diem Travel Map. Mileage reimbursement rates must not exceed the rates published in SAAM Ch. 10, Sec. 90, which may be periodically updated. The current privately owned vehicle mileage reimbursement rate is $0.70 per mile, as of January 1, 2025 It is the grantee's responsibility to check the mileage rate when requesting reimbursement.

5. Other Non-Food Cost Examples:
 

Item Name	Example Farm to School Use and Cost Calculation
Farm to School Support Services	To use a third-party service to support farm to school efforts. Provide the direct number of hours, hourly rate, benefits, and description of services or flat fee if all services provided support the grant purpose.

Ineligible Expenses
An objective of the program is to encourage schools, childcare centers, and summer food programs to make new vendor relationships with a diversity of Washington farms. The grant encourages schools, childcare centers, and summer food programs to purchase new Washington products beyond what they already purchase regularly.

To support that objective, the following items are not eligible expenses for this grant:

• Washington-produced fluid milk, including fluid milk substitutes, will not be reimbursed as part of this grant program.

  • Note: manufactured dairy products such as cheese or yogurt made with Washington-produced milk are eligible expenses.

• Products purchased using other fund sources such as, but not limited to, DoD Fresh, USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program (FFVP), or the USDA Pilot Project for Unprocessed Fruits & Vegetables.

  • Grantees may purchase local products with non-entitlement funds from the DoD Fresh contracted vendor. Create a separate account with the vendor for non-entitlement produce purchases.

Monitoring Requirements:

All grant applicants will complete required questions related to administrative, financial capability, and accounting systems as part of the grant application. Responses to these questions will be used to determine the grant applicants’ level of risk. Risk assessment questions are not part of the scored application. 

Upon Award, grantees will be assigned a risk level and must comply with the monitoring requirements for their risk level listed below: 
 

Risk Level	Monitoring Requirements
Low Risk	Submit monthly expense reports Maintain all supporting documentation on site for the required records retention period of six (6) years after the grant close Complete baseline, mid-term, and final report surveys Subject to random desk review
Medium Risk	Submit monthly expense reports Submit receipts and all supporting documentation to verify costs are accurately calculated and allowable with first Monthly Expenditure Report Maintain all supporting documentation on site for the required records retention period of six (6) years after the grant close Complete baseline, mid-term, and final report surveys Subject to random desk review
High Risk	Submit monthly expense reports Submit receipts and all supporting documentation to verify costs are accurately calculated and allowable with first three (3) Monthly Expenditure Reports Maintain all supporting documentation on site for the required records retention period of six (6) years after the grant close Complete baseline, mid-term, and final report surveys Subject to random desk review

Reimbursement: 

Grant funds will be paid to the Grantee on a reimbursement-only basis.  Grantees will receive reimbursement for approved costs only as stated in the grant agreement.  Grantees will not receive advanced or “up-front” payments. Goods and services must be paid for and received to be reimbursed. The Grantee must request reimbursement in the Reimbursement Request section in the WizeHive submission portal.Expenses incurred prior to the date the grant contract is executed cannot be reimbursed.
 
Grantees may submit no more than one Reimbursement Request every month of the grant period by the 10^th of the month.  Grantees must follow payment procedures outlined in the Sample Grant Agreement. 
 
Reporting: 

Grantees are required to complete baseline, mid-term and final reports, in the form of surveys, by the deadline indicated in the WizeHive submission portal. Report due dates will be communicated to grantees upon award. 

Recordkeeping: 

For all food and non-food costs to be reimbursed with grant funds, Grantee must retain copies of appropriate receipts, paid invoices, or other financial records to support all food items listed on the Monthly Expenditure Report and reimbursement requests for a period of six (6) years from the final date of payment. Detail and documentation must be sufficient for WSDA to confirm that the expense is allowable and accurately calculated.  Supporting documentation must be provided to WSDA upon request to verify eligible expenses or upon audit of the Agreement by WSDA or other authorized state or federal authorities. 

Site Visit Evaluations:

WSDA may conduct a site visit at any time during the grant period and up to one year after the end of the grant and will provide a three-day notice.  To the extent possible, all site visits will be scheduled on mutually acceptable dates. 

Grantees must provide right of access to its facilities and any books, documents, papers, or other project-related records to WSDA for the purpose of evaluating performance and financial compliance.

This is a competitive grant.  Applications will be evaluated across the following criteria:
 

• Student and Community Need (20%), including consideration of:

  • Free and Reduced-Price Meal Eligibility Rate or Tribal Programs

  • Child Food Insecurity Rate

  • Use of Best Practices to Increase Food Access (schools only)
     

• Support for Grant Purpose (40%): Proposed project supports the grant purpose of increasing the purchase, use, and promotion of foods that are grown, raised, caught, or foraged in Washington by child nutrition programs, including consideration of:

  • Project proposes to expand purchasing efforts of Washington-grown foods.

  • Project proposes to purchase directly from small farms in Washington.

  • Student engagement in food, nutrition, and agriculture education is clear, and activities are appropriate, realistic, and achievable.

  • Project seeks to incorporate menu items that are culturally relevant to the student/children population.
     

• Achievability (40%): Proposed project is clear, reasonable, well-researched, and achievable on the project timeline, including consideration of:

  • Project is achievable given support from staff and community partners.

  • Budget is reasonable and appropriate for the scope and timeline of the project.

  • Project’s strategy or approach for incorporating Washington-grown foods into the meal program is clear.

  • Project proposal features Washington products according to seasonality and availability of local products.

  • Applicant demonstrates a clear understanding of the necessary steps and resources required to implement the proposed project and purchasing plan.

Application Complaint Process

1. Complaint Period
The purpose of the complaint process is to settle unresolved issues or concerns in the application or the application process. Interested parties are expected to raise any questions they have concerning the application or its process early in the application process. If an interested party believes the application or process unnecessarily restricts competition, contains inadequate or insufficient requirements, or utilizes an evaluation process that is unfair or flawed, the interested party may submit a formal written complaint to the Farm to School Purchasing Grant Specialist. The complaint process allows interested parties to focus on the application requirements and evaluation process and raise issues with these processes early enough to allow WSDA to correct a problem before applications are submitted and time expended on evaluations.  If a complaint related to the application or the application process is not filed prior to the application deadline (the date and time specified in Section 6.1.1), it may not be raised later.

1.1 Deadline for Filing Complaints
The deadline for filing complaints regarding this application is by 5:00 PM PST on July 3, 2025.

1.2 Form of Complaints
In addition, all complaints must comply with the following requirements:

1.2.i. The complaint must be in writing.
1.2.ii. The complaint must be sent via email to the Farm to School Purchasing Grant Specialist (farmtoschool@agr.wa.gov), by the due date set forth in Section 6.1.1.
1.2.iii. The complaint must clearly articulate the basis for the complaint.
1.2. iv. The complaint must include a proposed remedy.

1.3 Complaint Response
The Farm to School Purchasing Grant Specialist will evaluate the validity of complaints submitted in accordance with section 6.1.2 and make a good faith effort to promptly notify the interested party of WSDA’s decision.
WSDA reserves the right to modify the application if it is determined, at the sole discretion of the Agency that the complaint is valid or the recommended change is in the best interest of the Agency. WSDA’s decision is final and no appeal process will be available to the interested party once a decision has been made.

WSDA’s response to the complaint, including any resulting changes to the application, will be posted on the grant website. WSDA’s Director will be notified of the complaint and provided with a copy of WSDA’s response.

2. Award Selection Protest Period

2.1 Debriefing of Unsuccessful Applicants
Following the announcement of the Successful Applicants, other applicants may request a debriefing conference to discuss the evaluation of their application. Upon request, a debriefing conference will be scheduled with an unsuccessful applicant. The Farm to School Purchasing Grant Specialist must receive the request for a debriefing conference via email within three (3) Business Days of the announcement of the Successful Applicants.

1. Only Applicants who submit an application in response to this grant may request a debriefing conference.

2. Debriefings will be scheduled to occur within three (3) Business Days of the request. If additional time is required, the requesting applicant will be notified of the delay.

3. The debriefing will be limited to critique of the requesting applicants’ submitted application. Comparisons between applications or evaluations of other applications will not be allowed.

4. Debriefings will be conducted via phone and limited to one hour in length.

2.2 Protest Procedures
The Protest process occurs after the applications are submitted and evaluated and is limited to applicants. This allows unsuccessful applicants to focus on the evaluation process to ensure its integrity and fairness. Protests are limited to issues regarding how the process was executed. This allows WSDA to correct evaluation process errors and problems before Agreements are executed.

An unsuccessful applicant may submit a Protest in response to this process, if all of the following conditions have been met:

1. The protesting party has submitted an application in response to this solicitation.

2. An announcement of the Successful Applicants has been posted on the grant webpage.

3. The protesting applicant has requested a debriefing conference within three (3) Business Days of the announcement of the Successful Applicants.

4. The protesting Bidder has participated in a debriefing conference with the Agency.

2.3 Protest Submission Requirements
Protesting applicants should include all issues they wish to raise when submitting a protest, including:

1. Bias, discrimination, or conflict of interest on the part of an evaluator.

2. Errors made in computing the scores.

3. WSDA’s non-compliance with procedures described in this application or applicable law.

Protesting applicants are limited to one Protest in response to this grant. Protesting applicants may not raise issues that were previously resolved by the Application Protest Period, Section 6.1. Protesting applicants may not raise issues that could have been addressed through a timely complaint, Section 6.1.

2.4 Protest Format and Content
Applicants protesting the selection of the Successful Applicants must submit their protest, in writing, within three (3) Business Days following their debriefing conference. Protests should be submitted by email to the Farm to School Purchasing Grant Specialist at farmtoschool@agr.wa.gov.

All Protests shall include the following information:

• Information about the protesting applicant, including name of firm, mailing address, phone number, FAX number, email address, and name of person responsible for submitting the protest.

• Title of the Grant Program (WSDA Farm to School Purchasing Grant), Farm to School Purchasing Grant Specialist.

• A statement as to allowable issue(s) being protested.

• A description, in chronological order, of the facts and circumstances leading to the belief that a Protest is warranted, including statements, activities, etc., of each involved party.

• Specific reference to the grounds for the Protest and all facts and arguments upon which applicant relies.

• A proposed resolution of the Protest.

• Copies of all documents referenced in the protest. A copy of the protesting applicant’s application does not need to be included with protest.

2.5 Protest Review Process
Upon receipt of a Protest, WSDA will postpone signing agreements until the Protest has been resolved.
The Agency will perform an objective review of the Protest. The Agency will assign a neutral party that had no involvement in the evaluation and award process to investigate and respond to the protest.
The review shall be based on the written Protest material submitted by the Applicant and all other relevant facts known to the Agency. If a Protest may affect the interest of any other applicant, the Agency reserves the right to provide such applicant with a copy of the Protest and provide them with an opportunity to submit any relevant information regarding the Protest to the Agency.

The Agency will provide a written decision to the protesting applicant within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of the Protest, unless more time is needed. The protesting applicant will be notified if additional time is necessary.

At the time the Agency issues the written decision to the Protest, it will also provide a copy of the original Protest and the response to the Director.

The Protest decision is final and no appeal process is allowed. If the protesting applicant does not accept the response to the protest, the applicant may seek relief from the Superior Court. This Protest procedure constitutes the sole administrative remedy available to applicants under this grant. Chapter 34.05 RCW, Administrative Procedures Act (APA) does not apply to this.

• “Grantee” means the entity receiving award funds. “Grantee” includes all employees and agents of the Grantee. 

• “SAM” means the federal System for Award Management.

• “USDA” means the United States Department of Agriculture.

• “WSDA” means the Washington State Department of Agriculture.

For application questions, email farmtoschool@agr.wa.gov or call 360-819-7412.
 
For more information about the WSDA Farm to School Purchasing Grant program, please visit the WSDA Farm to School Purchasing Grant webpage.

To learn more about the WSDA Farm to School Program, visit www.agr.wa.gov/farmtoschool.