OAR 581-017-0441
Application Process and Criteria

(1)

The Oregon Department of Education shall establish a request for proposal solicitation and approval process to be conducted each biennium for which competitive Oregon Farm to School Program education grant funds are available.

(2)

The department shall notify eligible entities of the proposal process and the dates when proposals are due, and make available necessary guidelines and application forms.

(3)

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(a)

Eligible entities must submit their grant proposals on the most current form prescribed by the department. The department shall publish the current request for proposals solicitation forms on the department’s website.

(b)

If an eligible entity that has applied for a competitive Oregon Farm to School Program education grant is unable to provide the information required in the request for proposals, then the grant applicant must provide an explanation why the information cannot be provided. Grant applicants may submit additional information that will aid the department in evaluating their grant proposals.

(4)

To be considered by the department, the grant proposals submitted by eligible entities must include the following information:

(a)

The name of the school district in which the educational activities will be offered;

(b)

The name of the person who will serve as the grant applicant’s primary contact regarding the grant proposal and that person’s contact information, including the primary contact’s email address and telephone number;

(c)

The name of the organizations which the grant applicant either has partnered, or is intending to partner, with for the purpose of providing 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;

(d)

The name and contact information of the persons who will serve as the partner organizations’ primary contacts regarding the grant proposal and the educational activities the grant applicant and its partner organizations intend to provide;

(e)

A description of the educational activities the grant applicant proposes to offer;

(f)

An explanation of how the educational activities the grant applicant proposes to offer with grant funds will address the grant criteria and benefit children enrolled in either a public school or public charter school within a school district;

(g)

An estimate of the costs associated with providing the proposed educational activities; and

(h)

An analysis of the proposed educational activities and the proposed means of delivering those programs using the Equity Lens adopted under OAR 581-017-0010 (Equity Lens).

(5)

Grant applicants’ proposals will be reviewed for completeness and how well they address the evaluation criteria adopted by the department. The Oregon Department of Education shall give preference to eligible entities that propose educational activities that:

(a)

Are well designed;

(b)

Promote healthy food activities;

(c)

Have clear educational objectives;

(d)

Involve parents or the community;

(e)

Are connected to a school district’s farm-to-school procurement activities; and

(f)

Are culturally relevant to the students being served by the grant moneys.

(6)

Additional information may be required and additional criteria may be identified in the applicable request for proposal and guidelines published by the department.

(7)

Recipients of a competitive Oregon Farm to School Program education grant will:

(a)

Represent a variety of school sizes and geographic locations; and

(b)

Serve a high percentage of children who qualify for free or reduced price school meals under the federal National School Lunch Program.

Source: Rule 581-017-0441 — Application Process and Criteria, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=581-017-0441.

581‑017‑0005
Definitions 581‑017‑0010
Equity Lens 581‑017‑0020
Timelines and Performance Measures 581‑017‑0100
Definitions 581‑017‑0105
Establishment 581‑017‑0110
Eligibility 581‑017‑0115
Implementation Grant Funding 581‑017‑0200
Definitions 581‑017‑0205
Establishment 581‑017‑0210
Eligibility 581‑017‑0215
Implementation of Grant Funding 581‑017‑0220
Timelines and Performance Measures 581‑017‑0287
Definitions 581‑017‑0291
Purpose 581‑017‑0294
Funding 581‑017‑0297
Reporting 581‑017‑0301
Definitions 581‑017‑0302
Fiscal Agent for CTE and STEM Grants 581‑017‑0306
Establishment of Regional STEM Hubs 581‑017‑0309
Eligibility of Regional STEM Hubs 581‑017‑0312
Criteria of Regional STEM Hubs Awards 581‑017‑0315
Implementation of Grant Funding of Regional STEM Hubs 581‑017‑0318
Reporting of Regional STEM Hubs 581‑017‑0321
Establishment of the STEM Innovation Grants 581‑017‑0324
Eligibility of STEM Innovation Grant 581‑017‑0327
Criteria of STEM Innovation Grant 581‑017‑0330
Implementation of STEM Innovation Grant 581‑017‑0333
Reporting of STEM Innovation Grant 581‑017‑0335
Definitions and Establishment of STEM Lab Schools 581‑017‑0338
Eligibility of STEM Lab Schools 581‑017‑0341
Criteria of STEM Lab Schools 581‑017‑0344
Implementation of Grant Funding of STEM Lab Schools 581‑017‑0347
Reporting of STEM Lab Schools 581‑017‑0350
Definitions 581‑017‑0353
Regional Promise Grant Program Establishment 581‑017‑0356
Eligibility 581‑017‑0359
Implementation of Grant Funding 581‑017‑0362
Timelines and Performance Measures 581‑017‑0365
Definitions: Tribal Attendance Promising Practices 581‑017‑0367
Establishment: Tribal Attendance Promising Practices 581‑017‑0369
Eligibility: Tribal Attendance Promising Practices 581‑017‑0371
Criteria: Tribal Attendance Promising Practices 581‑017‑0373
Funding: Tribal Attendance Promising Program 581‑017‑0375
Reporting: Tribal Attendance Promising Practices 581‑017‑0380
Definitions 581‑017‑0383
Establishment 581‑017‑0386
Eligibility 581‑017‑0389
Criteria 581‑017‑0392
Funding 581‑017‑0395
Reporting 581‑017‑0430
Noncompetitive Farm-to-School Grant 581‑017‑0432
Definitions: Farm-to-School Education Grants 581‑017‑0435
Purpose: Competitive Farm-to-School Grant 581‑017‑0438
Eligibility: Competitive Farm-to-School Grant 581‑017‑0441
Application Process and Criteria 581‑017‑0444
Awarding and Using Competitive Oregon Farm to School Program Education Grants 581‑017‑0447
Performance Measures and Reporting for Oregon Farm-to-School Education Grant Funds 581‑017‑0448
Competitive Oregon Farm-to-School Program Technical Assistant Grants 581‑017‑0450
Establishment 581‑017‑0453
Eligibility 581‑017‑0456
Criteria 581‑017‑0459
Funding 581‑017‑0462
Reporting 581‑017‑0466
Definitions 581‑017‑0470
Establishment 581‑017‑0474
Eligibility 581‑017‑0478
Criteria 581‑017‑0482
Funding 581‑017‑0486
Reporting 581‑017‑0550
African American/Black Student Success Plan Grant Program: Definitions 581‑017‑0553
African American/Black Student Success Plan Grant Program: Establishment 581‑017‑0556
African American/Black Student Success Plan Grant Program: Eligibility 581‑017‑0559
African American/Black Student Success Plan Grant Program: Criteria 581‑017‑0562
African American/Black Student Success Plan Grant Program: Funding 581‑017‑0565
African American/Black Student Success Plan Grant Program: Reporting 581‑017‑0601
Definitions: FFA Summer Duty Extended Contract Grant 581‑017‑0604
Purpose: FFA Summer Duty Extended Contract Grant 581‑017‑0607
Funding: FFA Summer Duty Extended Contract Grant 581‑017‑0610
Eligibility: FFA Summer Duty Extended Contract Grant 581‑017‑0613
Criteria: FFA Summer Duty Extended Contract Grant 581‑017‑0616
Annual Report: FFA Summer Duty Extended Contract Grant 581‑017‑0620
Definitions: SSA Summer Program Grant 581‑017‑0623
Eligibility: SSA Summer Program Grant 581‑017‑0626
Funding: SSA Summer Program Grant 581‑017‑0629
Requirements: SSA Summer Program Grant 581‑017‑0632
Program Requirements: SSA Summer Program Grant 581‑017‑0635
Reporting: SSA Summer Program Grant 581‑017‑0640
Accelerated College Credit Instructor Grant Program: Definitions 581‑017‑0642
Accelerated College Credit Instructor Grant Program: Eligibility 581‑017‑0644
Accelerated College Credit Instructor Grant Program: Purpose 581‑017‑0646
Accelerated College Credit Instructor Grant Program: Criteria 581‑017‑0648
Accelerated College Credit Instructor Grant Program: Funding 581‑017‑0650
Accelerated College Credit Instructor Grant Program: Reporting 581‑017‑0651
Reengagement Grants: Definitions 581‑017‑0653
Reengagement Grants: Fund and Grand Administration 581‑017‑0655
Reengagement Grants: Funding Criteria 581‑017‑0660
Early Indicator and Intervention System: Definitions 581‑017‑0663
Early Indicator and Intervention System: Eligibility 581‑017‑0666
Early Indicator and Intervention System: Criteria 581‑017‑0669
Early Indicator and Intervention System: Funding 581‑017‑0672
Early Indicator and Intervention System: Reporting 581‑017‑0675
American Indian/Alaska Native Student Success Plan Grant Program: Definitions 581‑017‑0678
American Indian/Alaska Native Student Success Plan Grant Program: Establishment 581‑017‑0681
American Indian/Alaska Native Student Success Plan Grant Program: Eligibility 581‑017‑0684
American Indian/Alaska Native Student Success Plan Grant Program: Criteria 581‑017‑0687
American Indian/Alaska Native Student Success Plan Grant Program: Funding 581‑017‑0690
American Indian/Alaska Native Student Success Plan Grant Program: Reporting 581‑017‑0693
Latino/a/x and Indigenous Student Success Plan Grant Program: Definitions 581‑017‑0696
Latino/a/x and Indigenous Student Success Plan Grant Program: Establishment 581‑017‑0699
Latino/a/x and Indigenous Student Success Plan Grant Program: Eligibility 581‑017‑0702
Latino/a/x and Indigenous Student Success Plan Grant Program: Criteria 581‑017‑0705
Latino/a/x and Indigenous Student Success Plan Grant Program: Funding 581‑017‑0708
Latino/a/x and Indigenous Student Success Plan Grant Program: Reporting 581‑017‑0711
Competitive Oregon Farm-to-School Program Procurement Grant: Definitions 581‑017‑0714
Competitive Oregon Farm-to-School Program Procurement Grant: Establishment 581‑017‑0717
Competitive Oregon Farm-to-School Program Procurement Grant: Eligibility 581‑017‑0720
Competitive Oregon Farm-to-School Program Procurement Grant: Criteria 581‑017‑0723
Competitive Oregon Farm-to-School Program Procurement Grant: Funding 581‑017‑0726
Competitive Oregon Farm-to-School Program Procurement Grant: Reporting 581‑017‑0729
Intensive Program & Student Success Teams: Definitions 581‑017‑0732
Intensive Program & Student Success Teams: Purpose 581‑017‑0735
Intensive Program & Student Success Teams: Eligibility 581‑017‑0738
Intensive Program & Student Success Teams: Criteria, Agreement and Establishing Improvement 581‑017‑0741
Intensive Program & Student Success Teams: Funding 581‑017‑0744
Intensive Program & Student Success Teams: Reporting
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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