Here are previous recipients of the Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation (AGRI) Program Farm to School and Early Care First Bite Grant, by fiscal year.

Fiscal Year 2024

School/School District/ECE City First Bite Food Award Equipment Award Total Award

Amherst H. Wilder Foundation

St. Paul

$5,000

$7,050

$12,050

BOLD FFA

Olivia

$2,500

-

$2,500

Dei Spring Academy & Childcare Center

Cold Spring

$3,350

-

$3,350

Henning Public Schools

Henning

$5,000

-

$5,000

Heritage ESTEM Magnet School

Mendota Heights

$5,000

-

$5,000

Kato Public Charter School

Mankato

$2,500

-

$2,500

Listos Preschool and Childcare

Rochester

$2,500

-

$2,500

Little B's Learning Center

Barnum

$2,500

-

$2,500

Little Cubs Hangout & Bertha-Hewitt Hangout

Bertha

$2,500

-

$2,500

Metro Learning Center

Minneapolis

$2,500

-

$2,500

Murray County Central Schools

Slayton

$2,500

-

$2,500

MVAC (Mankato Head Start)

Mankato

$5,000

-

$5,000

MVAC (St. Peter Head Start

St. Peter

$2,500

-

$2,500

MVAC (Waseca)

Waseca

$3,500

-

$3,500

Parkers Prairie School District (ISD 547)

Parkers Prairie

$5,000

$10,310.81

$15,310.81

Reach-Up Inc.

St. Cloud

$5,000

-

$5,000

Rothsay Public School (ISD 850)

Rothsay

$5,000

-

$5,000

St. Mary's Catholic School

Sleepy Eye

$5,000

-

$5,000

Stare Academy

Baxter

$2,500

-

$2,500

Step By Step Montessori

Brooklyn Park

$2,500

-

$2,500

Westwood Early Childhood Center

St. Louis Park

$5,000

-

$5,000

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Fiscal Year 2023

School/School District City First Bite Food Award Equipment Award Total Award

Adrian Public Schools, ISD 511

Adrian

$5,000

$14,024

$19,024

Austin Public Schools, ISD 492

Austin

$10,000

-

$10,000

Barnesville Public School, ISD 146

Barnesville

$10,000

$22,700

$32,700

Benson Public School, ISD 777

Benson

$10,000

-

$10,000

Bluffview Montessori, Dist 4001

Winona

$9,000

-

$9,000

Burnsville Eagan Savage, ISD 191

Burnsville

$10,000

$2,000

$12,000

Cook County, ISD 166

Grand Marais

$10,000

-

$10,000

Cornerstone Montessori Elementary School

St Paul

$4,000

-

$4,000

Duluth Public Schools, ISD 0709

Duluth

$10,000

-

$10,000

East Range Academy of Technology and Science

Mountain Iron

$10,000

-

$10,000

Fergus Falls Public Schools, ISD 544

Fergus Falls

$2,500

$16,573

$19,073

Frazee Vergas Public Schools, ISD 23

Frazee

$7,500

-

$7,500

Fridley Public Schools, ISD 14

Fridley

$10,000

$35,000

$45,000

Granada Huntley East Chain School, ISD 2536

Granada

$10,000

$12,152

$22,152

Hibbing Public Schools, ISD 701

Hibbing

$10,000

-

$10,000

Hinckley-Finlayson Public Schools, ISD 2165

Hinckley

$10,000

-

$10,000

Holy Rosary School

Detroit Lakes

$7,500

$16,849

$24,349

Holy Trinity Catholic School

Pierz

$10,000

-

$10,000

Intermediate District 287

Plymouth

$4,000

-

$4,000

Jordan Public Schools, ISD 717

Jordan

$10,000

-

$10,000

Lake of the Woods, ISD 390

Baudette

$6,000

-

$6,000

Lake Superior School District, ISD 381

Two Harbors

$10,000

$35,000

$45,000

Lanesboro Public Schools, ISD 229

Lanesboro

$10,000

$35,000

$45,000

Mankato Area Public Schools, ISD 77

Mankato

$10,000

$14,000

$24,000

Minnewaska Area Schools, ISD 2149

Glenwood

$10,000

$6,700

$16,700

Moorhead Area Public Schools, ISD 152

Moorhead

$5,000

$10,760

$15,760

Mountain Lake Christian School

Mountain Lake

$5,000

$1,709

$6,709

Nativity of Our Lord School

St. Paul

$10,000

-

$10,000

Nett Lake Public Schools, ISD 707

Nett Lake

$5,000

-

$5,000

North Branch Area Public Schools, ISD 138

North Branch

$10,000

-

$10,000

Northland Community Schools, ISD 118

Remer

$3,500

$13,891

$17,391

Paynesville Public Schools, ISD 741

Paynesville

$10,000

-

$10,000

Pelican Rapids Public Schools, ISD 548

Pelican Rapids

$10,000

-

$10,000

Pine Island Public Schools; ISD 255

Pine Island

$10,000

$18,160

$28,160

Plainview-Elgin-Millville Schools, ISD 2899

Plainview

$7,500

$699

$8,199

Red Lake School District, ISD 38

Red Lake

$10,000

-

$10,000

Red Rock Central, ISD 2884

Lamberton

$10,000

-

$10,000

Richfield Public Schools, ISD 280

Richfield

$10,000

-

$10,000

Ridgeway Community School, CSD 4083

Houston

$3,000

-

$3,000

Rush City School, ISD 139

Rush City

$10,000

-

$10,000

Rushford-Peterson Public Schools, ISD 239

Rushford

$9,962

-

$9,962

SAGE Academy, CSD 4087

Brooklyn Park

$10,000

-

$10,000

Saint Charles Public Schools, ISD 858

Saint Charles

$10,000

$16,357

$26,357

Salem Lutheran School

Stillwater

$6,000

$1,995

$7,995

Sartell-St. Stephen Public Schools, ISD 748

Sartell

$7,500

-

$7,500

Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools, ISD 47

Sauk Rapids

$10,000

-

$10,000

Schoolcraft Learning Community, CSD 4058

Bemidji

$10,000

$10,000

Springfield Public Schools, ISD 85

Springfield

$10,000

-

$10,000

St Peter Public Schools, ISD 508

St. Peter

$10,000

-

$10,000

St. Peter Lutheran School

St. Peter

$2,500

$105

$2,605

Staples-Motley School District, ISD 2170

Staples

$10,000

-

$10,000

United South Central Public Schools, ISD 2134

Wells

$10,000

-

$10,000

Vermilion Country School

Tower

$7,500

-

$7,500

Voyageurs Expeditionary School, CSD 4107

Bemidji

$5,000

-

$5,000

Willow River Public Schools, ISD 577

Willow River

$10,000

-

$10,000

Wrenshall Public Schools, ISD 100

Wrenshall

$2,500

-

$2,500

Zion Lutheran Church and School

Alexandria

$5,000

-

$5,000

Zumbrota-Mazeppa Public Schools, ISD 2805

Zumbrota

$10,000

$18,160

$28,160

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Fiscal Year 2022

School/School District

County

First Bite Award

Equipment Award

Total Award

Alden Conger Public School

Freeborn

$3,000

-

$3,000

Butterfield-Odin School District

Watonwan

$5,000

-

$5,000

Caledonia Area Public Schools

Houston

$5,000

-

$5,000

Cannon Falls Schools

Goodhue

$5,000

-

$5,000

Delano Public Schools

Wright

$5,000

-

$5,000

DeLaSalle High School

Hennepin

$5,000

$4,347

$9,347

First Lutheran School

McLeod

$5,000

-

$5,000

Glacial Hills Elementary

Pope

$5,000

-

$5,000

Glenville-Emmons Public Schools

Freeborn

$2,500

-

$2,500

Hennepin Schools

Hennepin

$5,000

$800

$5,800

Holy Trinity Catholic School

Dakota

$5,000

$9,926

$14,926

MN State Academies

Rice

$5,000

$1,727.50

$6,727.50

New Millennium Academy

Hennepin

$5,000

-

$5,000

Northwestern Minnesota Juvenile Center

Beltrami

$2,500

-

$2,500

NRHEG Public Schools

Waseca

$5,000

-

$5,000

Pine City Public Schools

Pine

$4,000

-

$17,048.18

Plymouth Christian Youth Center

Hennepin

$5,000

$1,330

$6,330

Russell Tyler Ruthton (RTR) Public Schools

Lincoln

$5,000

$13,188.24

$18,188.24

Sacred Heart School

Stearns

$2,500

-

$2,500

St. Bernard's Catholic School

Pennington

$5,000

-

$5,000

St. Croix Prep Academy

Washington

$5,000

$1,250

$6,250

St. Peter's Catholic School

Yellow Medicine

$2,500

-

$2,500

The Journey School

Ramsey

$5,000

$10,775.20

$15,775.20

Wabasha-Kellogg Public School

Wabasha

$5,000

-

$5,000

White Bear Lake Area Schools

Ramsey

$5,000

-

$5,000

Windom Area Schools

Cottonwood

$5,000

-

$5,000

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Fiscal Year 2021

School Amount
All Saints Catholic Schools $3,400
Aurora Waasakone Community of Learners $5,000
ISD 0877 Buffalo Public Schools $5,000
Crosslake Community School $5,000
ISD 0330 Heron Lake-Okabena Public Schools $5,000
Immanuel Lutheran School $5,000
ISD 0740 Melrose Public Schools $5,000
New Ulm Area Catholic Schools $5,000
ISD 0553 New York Mills Public Schools $5,000
St Mary’s School Breckenridge $2,500
ISD 0487 Upsala Public Schools $5,000
Winona Area Public Schools $5,000

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