Or. Admin. R. 581-017-0438

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 6, June 1, 2024

Section 581-017-0438 - Eligibility: Farm-to-School Education Grant

(1) An eligible entity may apply for a competitive Oregon Farm-to-School Program education grant.

(2)

(a) An eligible entity that applies for a competitive Oregon Farm-to-School Program education grant may partner with one or more organizations to provide food-based, agriculture-based, or garden-based educational activities. Grant applicants that partner with other organizations to provide educational activities must serve as the fiscal agent for the partnered organizations.

(b) Fiscal agents are responsible for:

(A) Ensuring that their partner organizations comply with the terms and conditions of the competitive Oregon Farm-to-School Program education grant;

(B) Overseeing the delivery of food-based, agriculture-based, or garden-based educational activities to children enrolled in either a public school or public charter school within a school district;

(C) Ensuring that the educational activities offered satisfy the criteria identified in OAR 581-017-0441, the request for proposals, and any related guidance documents produced by the Oregon Department of Education;

(D) Incorporating the principles of the Oregon Equity Lens, OAR 581-017-0010, into the development and delivery of educational activities funded with competitive Oregon Farm-to-School Program education grant dollars;

(E) Maintaining all records regarding the educational activities offered using, and costs paid for with, grant funds; and

(F) Delivering those records and any completion reports regarding the educational activities funded with, and the expenditure of, grant funds to the Oregon Department of Education.

(3) An eligible entity may lose its eligibility to apply for a competitive Oregon Farm-to-School Program education grant during the succeeding biennium, or continue receiving a previously awarded grant, if the eligible entity does not:

(a) Comply with the applicable provisions of ORS 338.431;

(b) Comply with the provisions of OAR 581-017-0432 to 581-017-0447;

(c) Comply with the grant criteria printed in the competitive Oregon Farm to School Program education grant request for proposals and any related guidance documents produced by the Oregon Department of Education;

(d) If awarded a competitive Oregon Farm to School Program education grant, spend the entire amount of the grant award during the biennium for with the grant was awarded; or

(e) If awarded a competitive Oregon Farm to School Program education grant, spend the majority of the grant award on food-based, agriculture-based, or garden-based educational activities for the benefit of children enrolled in either a public school or public charter school within a school district, or a center-based program for children.

Or. Admin. R. 581-017-0438

ODE 11-2016, f. & cert. ef. 2/5/2016; ODE 47-2016, f. & cert. ef. 11/1/2016; ODE 25-2018, amend filed 08/17/2018, effective 8/20/2018; ODE 141-2019, temporary amend filed 09/23/2019, effective 09/23/2019 through 03/20/2020; ODE 9-2022, amend filed 01/27/2022, effective 1/27/2022

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 326.051, HB 2579 (2019) & ORS 336.431

Statutes/Other Implemented: HB 2579 (2019) & ORS 336.431