Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS
Section 581-017-0438 - Eligibility: Farm-to-School Education Grant
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 581-017-0438
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(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.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 326.051, HB 2579 (2019) & ORS 336.431
Statutes/Other Implemented: HB 2579 (2019) & ORS 336.431
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