Nebraska RHTP 1.3 — Farm-to-School Procurement and Policy Technical Assistance

Nebraska's Rural Health Transformation Program has approximately $8.344 million available to strengthen local food production, processing, aggregation and distribution for school meals. Eligible farmers, ranchers, producers, cooperatives and food suppliers may receive awards up to $150,000. Applications are due August 31, 2026.

FundingApproximately $8,344,000 total available. Awards are made on a rolling basis for up to $150,000 per applicant, subject to available funding.

DeadlineAugust 31, 2026. The controlling RFA does not state a submission time, and applications are reviewed upon submission.

Last verifiedAugust 30, 2026

Required next actionSubmit immediately. Confirm the applicant is an eligible local farmer, rancher, producer, cooperative or food supplier; identify the schools that will be served; document how the project will increase school access to locally produced, minimally processed foods, including proteins; define the equipment, supplies or operational costs requested; document project readiness, procurement and installation timing; complete the RFA; and email the application to Kayte.Partch@nebraska.gov before August 31. Because awards are made on a rolling basis up to $150,000 while funding remains, speed matters.

Broad Eligibility

Eligible applicants are local farmers, ranchers, producers, cooperatives and food suppliers. Nebraska prioritizes entities serving rural and frontier counties, Tribal communities and food-desert areas. Applicants must demonstrate that requested equipment, supplies or operational costs will support production, processing, aggregation or distribution of local foods for school meals.

Atlas Analysis

A strong school-health and local-food infrastructure opportunity because it combines an approximately $8.344 million statewide pool with awards up to $150,000 and a direct mandate to improve the supply chain feeding rural school meal programs. Eligible uses include food production, aggregation, processing and distribution equipment, supplies and operational costs. Construction, food purchases and administrative costs are not allowable. Competitive proposals should show concrete school partners, clearly identified food-system bottlenecks, readiness to procure quickly and measurable improvement in access to local minimally processed foods.

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Source verificationOfficial government source · dhhs.ne.govAtlas last verified this record August 30, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗