Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS
Section 581-017-0720 - Competitive Oregon Farm-to-School Grant for Reimbursement of Oregon Foods: Criteria
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 581-017-0720
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(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.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 336.431
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 336.431
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