The New York State Education Department Will Sub Award The Local Foodfor Schools Cooperative Program Funds…

Purpose

Department of Agriculture awarded $11.9M to New York State Education Department for The new york state education department will sub award the local foodfor schools cooperative program funds to school food authorities for thepurchase of local unprocessed or minimally processed foods. the purposeof this agreement is to purchase local food targeting purchases fromsmall businesses and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, fordistribution to schools. new york state education department isrequesting these funds to encourage, and support school food authoritiesin the procurement and use of local food products, and to establishrelationships with local farmers/producers to strengthen localeconomies. through the implementation of this program, school foodauthorities will connect with farm to school coordinators and localfarmers/producers to prioritize and expand farm to school. new…