• Optional NCRG Office Hours: Wednesday, June 10th, 2-3pm

• NCRG 50% Adequate Spending Deadline: Tuesday June 30th, 2026

• Nomination deadline for the Oregon Harvest for Schools Awards: Tuesday June 30th, 2026

Noncompetitive Reimbursement Grant (NCRG)

All eligible NSLP, CACFP, and SFSP CNP sponsors were automatically opted in to receive a Noncompetitive Reimbursement Grant for the 2025-2027 biennium (July 1, 2025-June 30, 2027).

• The grant’s start date is retroactive, and claims can be submitted for items purchased back to July 1, 2025.

Coming Up: 50% Adequate Spending Benchmark. By Tuesday, June 30^th 2026 all grantees are expected to have claimed at least 50% of their award amount. Communications regarding claiming progress and spending plans were sent to grantee's CNPweb contacts via email on May 18, 2026.

Optional Monthly Office Hours: The Farm to CNP team is hosting optional virtual monthly office hours on the 2nd Wednesday of each month. Drop in on Wednesday June 10th between 2-3pm to ask questions and get answers to all things NCRG! 

The June office hour will highlight spending plan Q&A and expectations in advance of the upcoming 50% adequate spending benchmark.

The office hours can be joined on Zoom via this link: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1618818788

• Please let the Farm to CNP team know at FarmtoCNP@ode.oregon.gov if you have any questions.

Competitive Reimbursement Grant

The Competitive Reimbursement Grant (CRG) provides eligible grantees with additional funding beyond their Noncompetitive Reimbursement Grant awards. To be eligible, applicants must have received a Farm to CNP Noncompetitive Reimbursement Grant award and fully expended those funds.

Update: 2025-2027 biennium applications are expected to open in spring/ early summer 2026. Announcements about CRG applications will be communicated via listserv.

Education Grant

The application period for the 2025–2027 Education Grant RFA is closed. Thank you to all who submitted applications and to the volunteer scorers. Grant award notifications were sent to all grantees on March 4th, 2026. We are excited to announce the 76 grantees of the 25-27 Farm to CNP Education Grant, learn more about the grantees on the Farm to CNP Ed grant webpage.

General Information about this grant program can be found on the Education Grant webpage.

As of May 2026 FFVP has its own newsletter. 2025-2026 FFVP grantees were all added to the subscriber list. 

Any questions can be sent to the ODE FFVP team at ODE.FFVP@ode.oregon.gov.

The Oregon Harvest for Schools Award honors Oregon's farm to school community – the growers, educators, food service professionals and advocates who bring innovation and dedication to connecting children with Oregon-grown food. These champions cultivate lasting change by enriching student education and strengthening local food systems. This award celebrates their vision and commitment to ensuring that Oregon's next generation grows up with healthy meals, meaningful food education, and a deeper connection to land and people who feed them.  

Do you know an Oregon farm to school champion whose dedication deserves to be recognized and celebrated? Nominate them for an Oregon Harvest for Schools Award to shine a light on their impact! 

The deadline for nominations is June 30, 2026!

FARM TO SCHOOL PODCAST

New Episodes: There are new episodes of the Farm to School Podcast! Check out the latest Farm to School Podcast episodes below!

What happens when Vermont teenagers take farm to school on the road—and land in the middle of a national conference? In this joyful, unscripted hallway conversation from the Farm to Cafeteria Conference in Albuquerque, you’ll meet students and educators from Brattleboro Union High School who are growing food, running a café, and building community from seed to sale. From pickle factories and emu farms to the Daily Bear Café and the CAVE Kitchen, this episode celebrates youth leadership, experiential learning, and the healing power of food. Come for the Vermont charm, stay for the student voices—and leave inspired by what’s possible when we trust young people to lead.

You can listen to the episode here.

What does it really take to make food education for all more than just a great idea? In this lively, laugh filled episode recorded at the Farm to Cafeteria Conference in Albuquerque, the Farm to School Podcast crew digs into how food can be a powerful lens for learning—without becoming “one more thing” for schools. Joined by all star thought partners Alex DeSorbo Quinn of Pilot Light and Erica Curry of Row by Row, the conversation explores joy, standards, gardens, cafeterias, culture, and creativity—and why there’s no one size fits all recipe for teaching kids about food. Come chew on big ideas, practical examples, and a shared belief that learning through food can help students (and teachers) thrive.

You can listen to the episode here.

Grow Farm to ECE in your community with the support of an entire network. This year-long professional learning experience (approximately August 2026-June 2027) brings program-based teams together to build relationships, skills, and a collaborative action plan to further their farm to ECE goals. Read more about this opportunity and how to apply on the Institute Webpage. Applications are due by June 5th.

Additional questions? Please reach out to institute@ecotrust.org

Shipt’s 2026 Community Impact Grants are open for applications until June 12. These grants seek to support support food access organizations working to build resilient, self-sustaining food systems that nourish communities for generations and start at $10K.

For additional information, please visit www.shipt.com/grants

The Farm-Based Education Network is hosting an open hour for anyone in farm-based education to join a Google Meet with FBEN coordinator Vera Simon-Nobes. Whether you’re joining from an office chair, tractor seat, or pasture, you’re invited to “stop in” and say hello or bring a suggestion or resource to the conversation.

June 18 | 11–11:45 pm PST (Virtual): No registration required. Join the call.

Registration is open!

The American Horticultural Society's 2026 National Children & Youth Garden Symposium will take place from July 13-16, 2026 in Pasadena, California. Now in its 34th year, this professional gathering includes interactive workshops, keynote talks, garden visits, and networking opportunities.

Visit their website for more information.

Save the date: Thursday, October 22nd is the Oregon Crunch at Once!

Join thousands of Oregon students in a joyful, synchronized crunch celebrating local foods and agriculture education!

Learn more and pre-register on the Oregon Farm to School Network website.

The Institute of Child Nutrition Applied Research Division (ICN ARD) invites you to complete the 3rd annual Food Trends in K-12 2026 – 2027 survey. The purpose for this research is to identify food trends in school participating in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs and to continue the work of annually assessing food trends in K-12 school through the lens of school food authorities and school nutrition professionals at every level.

Take the survey here.