Local Food for Schools and Child Care Cooperative Agreement Program (LFSCC)

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will enter into cooperative agreements with state governments for the purpose of purchasing local, unprocessed or minimally processed domestic foods from local producers, targeting historically underserved farmers/producers/fishers and small businesses including processors, aggregators, and distributors. Food purchased will be distributed to schools and child care institutions participating in the NSLP or CACFP. In addition to increasing local food consumption, funds are ex...