Or. Admin. R. 581-017-0720

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

Section 581-017-0720 - Competitive Oregon Farm-to-School Grant for Reimbursement of Oregon Foods: Criteria

(1) The Oregon Department of Education shall establish a request for applications solicitation and approval process to be conducted each biennium for which competitive Oregon Farm-to-School grant for reimbursement of Oregon foods funds are available.

(2)

(a) Competitive Oregon Farm-to-School grants for reimbursement of Oregon foods will be awarded to those eligible entities whose grant proposals are judged by the department as best addressing the applicable evaluation criteria.

(b) The Oregon Department of Education may grant a preference to applications which address how the applicant will implement or contribute to a successful Farm-to-School operation as determined by the department. Factors that may be considered include whether the applicant has proposed:

(A) Increasing purchases of foods produced or processed in the State of Oregon;

(B) Purchasing foods produced or processed in the State of Oregon by a federally recognized Indian tribe or Native American-owned business;

(C) Implementing a plan for incorporating culturally relevant foods produced or processed in the State of Oregon into its menu;

(D) Purchasing foods produced or processed in the State of Oregon by producers or processors that have been certified or self-certified in a specific production or management practice, such as fair labor, sustainability, or animal welfare;

(E) Commercial relationships with producers or processors of foods produced or processed in the State of Oregon that have been certified or self-certified as disadvantaged business enterprises, minority-owned businesses, woman-owned businesses, businesses owned by a service-disabled veteran, or emerging small businesses under ORS 200.005;

(F) Providing education or promotion of Oregon foods;

(G) Healthy foods (for example fruits and vegetables, minimally processed beans and grains);

(H) Purchases directly from producers and processors, rather than through a broad-line distributor, unless they meet some of the criteria above; or

(I) Matching Oregon purchases with their own funds with at least a 25% match.

(3) The Department of Education will apply the Oregon Equity Lens when administering this grant including when determining resource allocation and making strategic investments.

Or. Admin. R. 581-017-0720

ODE 40-2020, adopt filed 10/21/2020, effective 10/21/2020; ODE 21-2021, temporary amend filed 06/22/2021, effective 06/22/2021 through 12/18/2021; ODE 9-2022, amend filed 01/27/2022, effective 1/27/2022

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 336.431

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 336.431