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Oregon Farm to CNP Education Grant (Competitive)

The Oregon Farm to CNP Education Grant is a competitive grant which eligible participants can apply for to teach Oregon students about Oregon grown & processed food. Typical projects include activities such as tasting tables, classroom instruction, farm field trips, video lesson production, etc.

The Education grant is now Closed.

The Education grant closed on August 12 at 5pm.  Here is a press release of the grant awardees.


Education Grant Details

 

7/1/22- ED grant goes live!  Two separate grants available:  Mini Grant $0-10,000; full Grant $10,001-$100,000.

7/8/22 - Informational webinar slides posted (application process/general overview)

8/5/22 - Last day to ask question

8/12/22 - Completed Applications due by 5pm on this date

UPDATE:

11/10/2022- Scoring is complete!  Working on announcement/notification of awardees now.  We will notify everyone soon as soon as our Procurement Department finalizes the process.

11/23/2022 - Mandatory webinar posted for all Grantees.

11/29/2022 - Grantees can start utilizing funds, provided they have  viewed the training slides/sent in the attestation, have the proper insurance in place, and returned a signed a grant agreement.

12/9/2022​ - Deadline to declare advance

6/30/23 - All funds must be spent by this date.

7/24/23 - All funds must be processed in EGMS.

9/30/23 - Final Report due.

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Mandatory Webinar for Awarded Grantees - Here are the slides for the training​, including all the notes.     If you have any specific questions on the operation of the ED grant, please contact farmtoCNP@ode.oregon.gov.  

​​After the Grantee views the slides, they will need to sign the ​Education Grant Attestation Form  

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New grantees will need to complete the following steps to have an award set up in EGMS.

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  • ​​Complete an Insitution ID Reques​t Form - An Institution ID number to required to access grant funds. As a new grantee, we realize you may not know/have all the information requested on the form. Please fill it out as best you can and send it to ode.institutions-request@ode.oregon.gov. You will be notified if there is additional information needed.
  • Complete an EGMS Access Request Form (English) (Spanish​)​ - This is the platform in which you will enter your claim amounts in order to receive reimbursements. Please send the completed form to ode.egms@ode.oregon.gov.
  • Complete a W-9 Fo​rm - If your organization will be acting as its own fiscal agent, you must complete a W-9. Please send the completed form to ode.egms@ode.oregon.gov
  • ​​Complete a Direct De​posit Form - The direct deposit form will need to be mailed to the address listed on the form.

All of these items can be found on the EGMS web​page​. The EGMS team also created a New ODE Grantee FAQ as a reference.​

Due to this project being late, a progress report will not be required.

9/30/23 - Final Report due.​​

​Check back soon for a pdf version of the final report that you can print out for reference. 

The application period for this grant closed on Friday, August 12 at 5:00 pm.  See the link above for a press release of the awarded applicants!