Rural Hunger and Access to Healthy Food – Funding & Opportunities
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Whole Foods Market Foundation School Garden Grant Program
Grants to support new and existing edible gardens at K-12 schools and nonprofit organizations. Applications from under-resourced areas, including rural and tribal communities, are encouraged.
Grants to support new and existing edible gardens at K-12 schools and nonprofit organizations. Applications from under-resourced areas, including rural and tribal communities, are encouraged.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Mar 15, 2026
Sponsor: Whole Foods Market Foundation
Application Deadline: Mar 15, 2026
Sponsor: Whole Foods Market Foundation
Tribal Agriculture Fellowship (TAF)
Fellowships to help Native students achieve their educational goals leading to careers in agriculture.
Fellowships to help Native students achieve their educational goals leading to careers in agriculture.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Dec 31, 2026
Sponsor: Native Agriculture Education Fellowship Program
Application Deadline: Dec 31, 2026
Sponsor: Native Agriculture Education Fellowship Program
National School Lunch Afterschool Snack Program
Funding for schools and residential child care institutions to provide afterschool snacks to low-income children who participate in the National School Lunch program.
Funding for schools and residential child care institutions to provide afterschool snacks to low-income children who participate in the National School Lunch program.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Food and Nutrition Service
SUN Meals (Summer Food Service Program)
Funding to provide free, nutritious meals and snacks to help children in low-income areas get the nutrition they need during the summer months.
Funding to provide free, nutritious meals and snacks to help children in low-income areas get the nutrition they need during the summer months.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Rural Grocery Peer Groups
Inactive
Peer learning groups designed for mutual support and knowledge exchange to foster a stronger, more connected rural grocery community.
Peer learning groups designed for mutual support and knowledge exchange to foster a stronger, more connected rural grocery community.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jan 19, 2026
Sponsor: Kansas State University
Application Deadline: Jan 19, 2026
Sponsor: Kansas State University
Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program
Inactive
Grants to plan, establish, and/or sustain a Farm to School program that improves access to local foods and nutrition/agriculture resources in schools.
Grants to plan, establish, and/or sustain a Farm to School program that improves access to local foods and nutrition/agriculture resources in schools.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Dec 5, 2025
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Application Deadline: Dec 5, 2025
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Last Updated: 2/9/2026