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Food and Nutrition Programs

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program School Year 2024-2025

To:School Food Authorities operating the National School Lunch Program
From:Robert Leshin, Director
Office for Food and Nutrition Programs
Date:February 27, 2024

The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) is a federal program available to School Food Authorities (SFA) that administer the National School Lunch Program in elementary schools where greater than 50% of enrolled students are eligible for free and reduced price meals. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) defines elementary school as having grade one. The goal of FFVP is to introduce children to fresh fruits and vegetables, to include new and different varieties, and to increase overall acceptance and consumption of fresh, unprocessed produce among children. FFVP also encourages healthier school environments by promoting nutrition education. New this year, eligible SFAs will be invited to apply for FFVP for the school year 2024-2025 through DESE's Security Portal. Detailed instructions on how to apply or decline are available in the Document and Reference Library section of DESE's Security Portal.

To apply, a complete application includes:

  1. A commitment to the program to start the first week of school by the superintendent, school principal, and school cafeteria manager.
  2. A complete and submitted application for each eligible school the SFA is applying for.
  3. A signature page uploaded for each school's application.

To decline: Eligible schools are not required to apply. If an SFA does not intend to apply for an eligible school, "set selected schools to not applying" in FFV application packet.

Technical assistance available: in Office Hours for School Meal Programs, hosted on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 2:00 pm.

  • March 19th will provide an overview of the FFVP program requirements.
  • April 16th will provide technical assistance completing the application.

Applications are due by 5:00pm Wednesday, May 1, 2024:
Late applications cannot be considered. Please Note: The selection process will be completed pending available funding for the program. For questions, please contact Kelly Burke via FFVP@mass.gov .

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

SFAs with at least one school eligible to apply

AgreementSponsor Name
14-348-CS-12Abby Kelley Foster Regional Charter Sch.
12-001Abington Public Schools
03-003Acushnet Public Schools
07-005Agawam Public Schools
08-008Amherst School Committee
14-015-1Athol-Royalston Regional School District
03-016Attleboro Public Schools
11-018Avon Public Schools
01-020Barnstable Public Schools
11-025Bellingham Public Schools
09-049-4Benjamin Banneker Charter School
02-113-1Berkshire Hills Regional School District
05-030Beverly Public Schools
13-035-6Boston Renaissance Charter School
13-035Boston School Committee
11-040Braintree Public Schools
13-035-CS-46Bridge Boston Charter School
07-043Brimfield Elementary
12-044Brockton Public Schools
13-035-CS-26Brooke Charter School
14-045Brookfield School Committee
09-049Cambridge School Department
12-052Carver School Committee
02-070-1Central Berkshire Regional Sch District
13-057Chelsea School Department
09-165-P198Cheverus Centennial School
07-061Chicopee Public Schools
14-064Clinton School Department
13-035-CS-438Codman Academy Charter School
05-149-4Community Day Charter School
13-035-CS-20Conservatory Lab Charter School
11-073Dedham Public Schools
01-351-1Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District
08-086Easthampton Public Schools
04-089Edgartown School Committee
06-091Erving Public Schools
09-093Everett Public Schools
03-094Fairhaven Public Schools
03-095Fall River Public Schools
01-096Falmouth Public Schools
02-225-1Farmington River Regional
14-097Fitchburg School Department
02-098Florida School Committee
11-099-CS-15Foxborough Regional Charter School
09-100Framingham Public Schools
14-103Gardner School Committee
08-143-1Gateway Regional School District
06-192-1Gill-Montague Regional School District
05-107Gloucester School Committee
08-111Granby School Committee
06-114Greenfield Public Schools
05-128Haverhill Public Schools
06-053-1Hawlemont Regional School District
05-128-CS-4Hill View Montessori Charter School
11-133Holbrook Public Schools
07-135Holland School Committee
07-137-CS-2Holyoke Community Charter School
07-137Holyoke Public Schools
02-004-1Hoosac Valley Regional School District
09-141Hudson Public Schools
12-142Hull Public Schools
13-035-CS-56Kipp Academy Charter School
05-163-CS-4Kipp Academy Lynn Charter School
05-149-P4145Lawrence Catholic Academy Inc
05-149-CS-7Lawrence Family Dev. Charter
05-149Lawrence Public Schools
14-348-4Learning First Charter
02-150Lee Public Schools
14-151Leicester Public Schools
14-153Leominster Public Schools
09-160-CS-22Lowell Community Charter School
09-160Lowell Public Schools
05-163Lynn Public Schools
09-165Malden Public Schools
13-035-P214Malik Academy
09-170Marlborough School Department
09-176Medford Public Schools
13-035-CS-23Media and Technology Charter High School
05-181Methuen Public Schools
12-182Middleborough Public Schools
14-185Milford Public Schools
06-268-1AMohawk Trail Regional School District
01-126-1Monomoy Regional School District
07-191Monson Public Schools
02-341-1Mount Greylock Regional School District
10-197Nantucket School Committee
14-294-1Narragansett Regional School District
13-035-4Neighborhood House Charter School
03-201New Bedford Public Schools
06-206New Salem-Wendell Regional Sch District
09-207Newton Public Schools
02-209North Adams School Committee
05-211North Andover Public Schools
03-212North Attleboro Public Schools
14-215North Brookfield
08-210Northampton Public Schools
05-030-5Northshore Education Consortium
11-220Norwood Public Schools
04-221Oak Bluffs School Committee
06-223Orange School Committee
01-224Orleans School Committee
13-035-P439Our Lady of Perpetual Help Mission Gr.
14-226Oxford Public Schools
07-227Palmer Public Schools
05-229Peabody Public Schools
14-234Petersham School Committee
09-093-CS-209Pioneer Charter School of Sci. Everett
05-262-CS-69Pioneer Charter School of Sci. Saugus
06-216-1Pioneer Valley Regional School District
02-236Pittsfield Public Schools
12-239Plymouth School Committee
13-035-P217Pope John PaulII Catholic Acad
09-274-CS-18Prospect Hill Academy
01-242Provincetown School Committee
14-021-1Quabbin Regional School District
14-311-1Quaboag Regional School District
11-243Quincy Public Schools
11-244Randolph Public Schools
13-248Revere Public Schools
12-251Rockland School Committee
06-253Rowe School Committee
13-035-P432Sacred Heart School
05-258Salem School Department
05-262Saugus School Committee
05-164-P500Seem Collaborative
09-274Somerville Public Schools
08-278South Hadley School Committee
14-277Southbridge Public Schools
02-267-1Southern Berkshire Regional School Dist.
14-280-1Spencer-East Brookfield Regional
07-281-CS-64Springfield Preparatory Charter
07-281Springfield Public Schools
09-160-P4154St Patrick School
11-285Stoughton Public Schools
03-293Taunton Public Schools
04-296Tisbury School Committee
01-085Town of Eastham
05-254-1Triton Regional School District
01-300Truro School Committee
07-306Wales School Committee
09-308Waltham Public Schools
08-309Ware School Committee
12-310Wareham School Committee
14-316Webster School Committee
11-317Wellesley Public Schools
01-318Wellfleet School Committee
07-332West Springfield Public Schools
07-325Westfield Public Schools
11-336Weymouth Public Schools
12-338-1Whitman-Hanson Regional School District
08-340Williamsburg School Department
14-343Winchendon Public Schools
09-347Woburn Public Schools
14-348Worcester Public Schools
08-349Worthington Public Schools
07-159-P240Yeshiva Achei Tmimim




Last Updated: February 27, 2024



 
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