The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) provides all children in participating schools with a variety of free fresh fruits and vegetables as a snack during the school day. It is an effective and creative way of introducing children to a variety of produce that they otherwise might not have had the opportunity to sample, while also encouraging them to consider fruits and vegetables as healthy snack options.
The FFVP’s goals are three-fold:
- expand the variety of fruits and vegetables children experience,
- increase children’s fruit and vegetable consumption, and
- positively impact children’s present and future health by helping them learn more healthful eating habits.
Participating schools receive grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, administered by the Oregon Department of Education, to reimburse the costs they incur making fresh fruits and vegetables available to students, at no charge to them, during the school day.
Only elementary schools that already participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) are eligible to participate in the FFVP. In Oregon, an elementary school is a school which offers any combination of the grades kindergarten through eighth.
Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program Application for SY24-25
- Applications for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) for the 2024-2025 (SY 24-25) school year are now open on the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program webpage. These funds will cover any eligible FFVP costs your participating schools incur between October 1, 2024, and September 30, 2025. Applications for SY 2024-2025 will be accepted until 5pm Friday, September 20th, 2024.
Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program Training
Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program Forms
Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program Guidance Documents