Appropriating Funding to the Department of Agriculture for the Farm to School Producer Equipment and Infrastructure Grant

H.B. 5002 appropriates $500,000 to the Department of Agriculture for the Farm to School Producer Equipment and Infrastructure Grant. This grant track is part of the overall Farm to Child Nutrition Program Grant, and other grant tracks are administered by the Oregon Department of Education. This grant track is intended to help producers and processors overcome financial barriers to entering or expanding into the school marketplace. This grant program features values-aligned components by either encouraging or prioritizing applicants from priority communities.