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Alabama Farm-to-School Culinary Challenge

Chef Ann Foundation

Foundation Grants for K-12 Schools Agriculture Grants Food Security Grants

Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Alabama Farm-to-School Culinary Challenge

Program Overview: Chef Ann Foundation is working with the Alabama State Department of Education Child Nutrition Program to strengthen Alabama's farm-to-school initiatives by creating a culinary training program that teaches districts how to procure and use local ingredients in school meals.

Geographic Scope: Alabama

Partner: Alabama State Department of Education Child Nutrition Program

Focus Areas:

Farm-to-school initiatives

Culinary training for districts

Local ingredient procurement and use

Recipe development featuring local ingredients

Program Components:

Culinary training program for districts

Development of 24 recipes featuring Alabama Harvest of the Month ingredients

Student and staff testing of recipes

Target Audience: Schools currently doing limited scratch-cooking and using few Alabama-grown ingredients but are eager to learn

What Chef Ann Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024

Grants in 2024: 17
Total given: $646K
Median grant: $27K
Range: $6,513–$115K

By dollars: California 21%, Maine 18%, Massachusetts 14%. Top recipient cities: Portland, ME; Acton, MA; Napa, CA.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.

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