Eligibility:

Eligible equipment and infrastructure costs include, but are not limited to:

• Grading, packing, labeling, packagin, or sorting equipment for raw agricultural products
• Equipment that helps to maintain the identify and traceability of products
• Processing equipment or physical improvements for production and/or value-added processing facility to reduce produce and food safety risks
• Cooler walls and refrigeration units
• Contractor costs and materials for installation of approved equipment, including, for example, plumbing, drainage, venting, and electrical work
• Renewable energy production equipment
• Produce and food safety certification and licensing fees
• Equipment and infrastructure for production and season extension

Region: Statewide

The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) is pleased to announce a new grant opportunity to help Oregon producers and processors access the school marketplace.

While the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) is responsible for allocating most of the Farm to School funds in Oregon, ODA oversees $210,000 for the 2025-27 biennium in equipment and infrastructure grants for producers who intend to expand sales or start selling to schools and other eligible entities described below.

The goal of this competitive grant program is to provide financial resources for Oregon farmers, ranchers, seafood harvesters, fishermen, and processors with specific equipment and infrastructure needs, and who intend to sell food produced (grown, harvested, gathered, raised, caught or processed) in Oregon to any of the following ODE Child Nutrition Program (CNP) food sponsors and Tribal entities:

• A school district participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP)
• A provider of center-based programs for children in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
• An entity that provides meals through the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)
• Tribal schools, Tribal Early Learning/Childhood Education sites, and other Tribal you meal programs