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Farm to CNP Grants - Education


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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 2025-2027 Education Grant is underway.

The 2025-2027 Education Grant has a total allocation of $3 million and will continue to have two distinct funding tracks:

• Mini Grant ($2,000-$14,999). Intended for smaller, starter projects - perfect for a school garden start-up or other basic projects.  This portion of the grant will be capped at $750,000 statewide.  If total requests fall under this amount, awards will be made without scoring, provided the proposed expenses are reasonable and allowable.  If requests exceed $750,000, applications will be scored to determine awards. Mini Grants are awarded before Full Grants.

• Capacity Sustaining Full Grant ($15,000-$100,000). Designed for larger projects that may be single-site, district-wide, multi-site, or statewide coordination efforts with broader impact.  Applicants must have demonstrated capacity for managing grants over $25,000.




​2025-2027 Grant Biennium Timeline

​March 4, 2026
​Grant Awards announced
​June, 2026  
​At least one claim must be submitted by this date. 25% or more of the total award should be claimed
​December, 2026
​50% or more of the award should be claimed
​April, 2027 
​75% or more of the total award should be claimed
​June 30, 2027
​Grant period ends. All Grant purchases must be made and received.
​August 14, 2027
​Last day to enter approved claims into EGMS



TBA: 2025-2027 Education Grant Initial Training for Applicants​.


Further 2025-2027 Grant Biennium Training information coming soon!

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

  • ​​Complete an Institution ID Reques​t Form - An Institution ID number is 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​. On this page you will also find a useful resource titled "New ODE Grantee FAQ". This document is continuously updated as new questions are received and answered. ​

​​2025-2027 Grant Biennium

A final report will be required for the 25-27 biennium. The report will be available at the end of the grant period in September 2027.​


Application for the 2025-2027 Grant Biennium is closed.


We anticipate the application materials for the 2027-2029 biennium to be available in Spring of 2027.