Expired
Atlas Opportunity Score 97/100
Verified September 1, 2026
Nebraska Department of Education
Nebraska's Rural Health Transformation Program is offering $2,234,048 in School Kitchen Modernization funding for eligible rural and frontier school food authorities, school districts and Educational Service Units. Applications are accepted through August 31, 2026 and reviewed on a rolling basis.
Required next action2026 applications closed August 31, 2026. Preserve school kitchen modernization needs, equipment estimates, meal participation data and procurement documentation, and monitor Nebraska DHHS RHTP announcements for a successor round.
Expired
Atlas Opportunity Score 96/100
Verified September 1, 2026
Nebraska Department of Education
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.
Required next actionThe 2026 application period closed August 31. Preserve equipment, local-food supply-chain, school procurement and capacity documentation and monitor Nebraska DHHS RHTP announcements for successor funding.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 96/100
Verified September 11, 2026
Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET)
TSET has $1.5 million available for shovel-ready construction projects that improve access to healthy food and drinking water at farmers' markets, food pantries and Oklahoma schools, with school nutrition awards up to $200,000 per year for up to two years.
Required next actionSelect the appropriate funding track, confirm the applicant and project site meet the ownership and Oklahoma brick-and-mortar requirements, verify the project is shovel-ready and publicly accessible, document need and community buy-in, calculate any required population-based match, assemble partner commitments and construction readiness materials, register in the TSET Funding Portal early, and submit before September 30 at 4:00 PM CT.
Active — School Year 2026-27 allocation and application access
Atlas Opportunity Score 90/100
Verified September 19, 2026
Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE)
Connecticut has posted School Year 2026-27 CT Fresh Ed: Buy Local allocations for eligible National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program sponsors. Each eligible sponsor receives a $4,000 base allocation plus an enrollment-based share, and new sponsors may still apply to access their allocation.
Required next actionConfirm the sponsor's School Year 2026-27 allocation and current approval status. Sponsors approved for School Year 2025-26 are automatically approved for School Year 2026-27 if they remain eligible; new sponsors should complete the posted Buy Local application, document eligible Connecticut and regional food purchases, maintain the required tracking records, and submit payment requests through CSDE's current process.
Upcoming — application opens October 30, 2026
Atlas Opportunity Score 86/100
Verified September 18, 2026
Illinois Public Health Institute
Upcoming Wisconsin school-food-system funding through the USDA-supported Lake Michigan School Food System Innovation Hub. The final Spark Award round opens October 30, 2026, offers $30,000 to $100,000 for one-year projects, and closes January 22, 2027 at 5:00 p.m. CST. The 2027–2028 RFA is not yet released, so final eligibility and application requirements must be reverified when the round opens.
Required next actionMonitor the official Hub release on October 30, 2026; verify the 2027–2028 RFA, final eligibility, partnership structure, scoring, budget rules, required letters and submission instructions before any applicant outreach or package work. Wisconsin prospects can prepare project concepts and partner relationships now and connect with the Wisconsin State Lead.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 84/100
Verified September 4, 2026
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania's current Urban Agriculture Infrastructure Grant round offers reimbursement microgrants up to $2,500 and collaboration grants up to $50,000 for urban agriculture infrastructure, with a 15% applicant match. The live Commonwealth program page sets the application deadline at October 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM and emphasizes food-desert and community food-access infrastructure. Atlas treats this as food-systems and nutrition-access funding, not clinical or telehealth funding.
Required next actionConfirm the applicant and project are located in a qualifying Pennsylvania urban area; choose the microgrant or collaboration track; document the required 15% match; build the budget from eligible infrastructure costs such as growing equipment, greenhouses, utility/water systems, harvesting equipment, cold storage, soil work or contracted site planning; exclude ineligible wages, vehicles, computers, software, rent, utilities and administrative costs; and submit through the Single Application for Assistance system by October 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 78/100
Verified September 21, 2026
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Minnesota FY2027 AGRI Works Grants provide $5,000 to $75,000 for qualifying regional or statewide agriculture, horticulture, and rural-community development, education, research, and marketing projects. A 1:1 non-state match is required. Applications are due October 29, 2026 at 4:00 PM Central Time.
Required next actionEligible Minnesota nonprofits, units of government, and qualifying colleges or universities should review the FY2027 RFP, confirm regional or statewide project scope and the required 1:1 non-state match, prepare the budget and application materials, and submit through MDA's online system by October 29, 2026 at 4:00 PM Central Time.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 76/100
Verified September 21, 2026
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Minnesota FY2027 AGRI Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Grants provide up to $50,000 for innovative on-farm research and demonstrations. The first $25,000 requires no match; requests above $25,000 require a dollar-for-dollar match on the excess. Applications are due October 29, 2026 at 4:00 PM Central Time.
Required next actionEligible Minnesota applicants should review the FY2027 RFP, confirm the required Minnesota-farmer involvement and on-farm project design, prepare the work plan and budget, and submit through MDA's online application system by October 29, 2026 at 4:00 PM Central Time.
Draft — verification hold. Current official County materials conflict on submission timing, and the controlling solicitation/guide is not presently retrievable through the live program page.
Atlas Opportunity Score 68/100
Verified September 24, 2026
County of Maui Department of Agriculture
Maui County producers may seek up to $50,000 for FY2027 Niu, Kalo and ʻUlu projects expanding culturally significant crop production and community food access. Applications open September 23 and are due October 23, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. HST.
Required next actionDo not publish or conduct ORIGINAL outreach until the controlling FY2027 solicitation/guide is retrieved and checked against the live County page. Resolve the current conflict between the Quick Facts/press release deadline of October 23, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. HST and the stale submission section stating October 15, 2026. Confirm the authoritative funding ceiling, submission deadline, forms, and method before action.
Closed
Atlas Opportunity Score 58/100
Verified September 17, 2026
Minnesota Department of Education
Opportunity Overview Closed. The Minnesota Department of Education, through Minnesota state procurement, issued Warehousing & Distribution of USDA Foods (MDE), SWIFT Event 2000018564. The verified deadline was September 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM CDT. That deadline has passed, so this record is no longer an active Atlas opportunity. Verified Scope The procurement supports Minnesota Department […]
Required next actionClosed September 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM Central Daylight Time. Do not begin new outreach, package work, or direct-vendor response unless Minnesota formally reopens or amends SWIFT Event 2000018564.
Available
Atlas Opportunity Score 42/100
Verified September 30, 2026
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Vermont schools and eligible early childhood providers may apply for $10,000 to $30,000 through the FY27 Farm to School and Early Childhood Grant. The state has $200,000 available, requires no match, and is accepting applications through October 21, 2026 at 1:59 PM; the official announcement does not state a time zone.
Required next actionEligible Vermont schools and early childhood providers should review the current FY27 RFA and WebGrants requirements, confirm applicant eligibility and project scope, and submit by October 21, 2026 at 1:59 PM. The official program page does not state a deadline time zone, so Atlas does not infer one.
