104 Idaho schools to receive fresh fruit and vegetable grants
(BOISE) – Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra announced today that 104 Idaho elementary schools are being awarded Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grants to fund healthy and nutritious snacks within the school day.
“I would like to congratulate all of the elementary school buildings receiving this fresh fruit and vegetables grant for the upcoming year,” Superintendent Ybarra said. “Focusing on increasing students’ consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables will positively impact student health, and will ultimately support overall student wellness.”
The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) is a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) program that allows schools the opportunity to offer children samples of fresh fruits and vegetables. The goal of the program is to give students the opportunity to try more fruits and vegetables, in addition to what is offered in the National School Lunch Program.
The 104 Idaho schools awarded grants this year will use the funding to provide students with a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables at no charge. This is an effective and creative way of introducing fresh fruits and vegetables as healthy snack options. Schools receive reimbursement for providing the fresh fruits and vegetables to all students within the school day, but at a different time than the school meal programs operate.
Through the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, many schools offer mid-morning or mid-afternoon snacks to students. The healthy snacks are delivered to the classroom, distributed in the cafeteria or in hallways. Students may be given the opportunity to try Idaho grown fruits and vegetables such as apples, carrots, corn, cucumbers, grapes, peaches, pears, pluots, pumpkins, tomatoes, and zucchini. Students may also get to try fruits and vegetables that they recognize, but in a different form. For example, many children may not have eaten fresh corn or different apple varieties such as Braeburn, Fuji, Granny Smith, Gala, Honey Crisp and Jonagold.
Schools were awarded the grants through a competitive application process. The grant period is from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.
The following is a list of schools that were awarded the Fresh Fruits and Vegetable Program grant:
Naples Elementary
Boundary County
$6,133.26
Valley View Elementary
Boundary County
$21,416.14
School
School District
Grant Total
Aberdeen Elementary
Aberdeen
$18,701.42
American Falls Intermediate School
American Falls
$11,914.61
Hillcrest Elementary
American Falls
$25,689.31
William Thomas Middle School
American Falls
$5,178.08
Donald D. Stalker Elementary
Blackfoot
$16,338.60
Fort Hall Elementary
Blackfoot
$7,038.17
Alturas Elementary
Blaine County
$21,013.96
Bliss Elementary
Bliss
$4,021.81
Garfield Elementary
Boise
$19,103.60
Grace Jordan Elementary
Boise
$26,594.22
Hawthorne Elementary
Boise
$17,293.78
Hillcrest Elementary
Boise
$18,701.42
Horizon Elementary
Boise
$31,269.57
Jefferson Elementary
Boise
$13,875.24
Koelsch Elementary
Boise
$22,471.86
Lowell Elementary
Boise
$18,651.14
Morley Nelson Elementary
Boise
$27,398.58
Mountain View Elementary
Boise
$18,751.69
Owyhee Elementary
Boise
$12,668.70
Valley View Elementary
Boise
$22,672.95
Whitney Elementary
Boise
$29,258.67
Whittier Elementary
Boise
$25,035.77
William Howard Taft Elementary
Boise
$18,399.78
Falls Valley Elementary
Bonneville Joint
$30,163.57
Bruneau Elementary
Bruneau-Grand View
$3,569.36
Grand View Elementary
Bruneau-Grand View
$5,529.99
Popplewell Elementary
Buhl
$32,576.66
Jefferson Middle School
Caldwell
$11,361.61
Lewis & Clark Elementary
Caldwell
$25,739.58
Lincoln Elementary
Caldwell
$20,310.14
Sacajawea Elementary
Caldwell
$25,136.31
Syringa Middle School
Caldwell
$11,763.79
Van Buren Elementary
Caldwell
$34,135.11
Washington Elementary
Caldwell
$30,213.85
Wilson Elementary
Caldwell
$29,208.39
Dworshak Elementary
Cassia
$30,163.57
Borah Elementary
Coeur d’Alene
$16,439.15
Bryan Elementary
Coeur d’Alene
$21,114.50
Winton Elementary
Coeur d’Alene
$21,918.86
Coeur d’Alene Tribal School
Coeur d’Alene Tribal School
$5,278.63
Dietrich School
Dietrich
$6,585.71
Glenns Ferry Elementary
Glenns Ferry
$10,054.52
Glenns Ferry Middle School
Glenns Ferry
$2,111.45
Gooding Elementary
Gooding
$36,196.29
Hansen Elementary
Hansen
$10,205.34
Heritage Academy
Heritage Academy Charter School
$7,138.71
Homedale Middle School
Homedale
$8,847.98
Idaho School for the Deaf & Blind
Idaho School for the Deaf & Blind
$2,513.63
A.H. Bush Elementary
Idaho Falls
$21,918.86
Dora Erickson Elementary
Idaho Falls
$22,874.04
Ethel Boyes Elementary
Idaho Falls
$21,215.05
Hawthorne Elementary
Idaho Falls
$22,672.95
Linden Park Elementary
Idaho Falls
$26,091.49
Harwood Elementary
Jefferson
$12,467.61
Roberts Elementary
Jefferson
$7,440.35
Horizon Elementary
Jerome
$33,230.20
Jefferson Elementary
Jerome
$30,666.30
Summit Elementary
Jerome
$32,023.66
Kamiah Elementary
Kamiah
$9,953.98
Kamiah Middle School
Kamiah
$3,669.90
Lapwai Elementary
Lapwai
$12,568.16
Lapwai Middle School
Lapwai
$2,262.27
Marsing Elementary
Marsing
$18,248.96
Meadows Valley Elementary
Meadows Valley
$5,077.53
East Minico Middle School
Minidoka County
$6,635.99
Heyburn Elementary
Minidoka County
$25,639.04
Rupert Elementary
Minidoka County
$35,241.11
West Minico Middle School
Minidoka County
$8,546.35
Clearwater Elementary School
Mountain View
$8,747.44
Centennial Elementary
Nampa
$28,504.58
Central Elementary
Nampa
$20,109.05
Endeavor Elementary
Nampa
$26,141.76
Greenhurst Elementary
Nampa
$23,929.77
Iowa Elementary
Nampa
$26,192.04
Park Ridge Elementary
Nampa
$20,209.59
Sherman Elementary
Nampa
$27,448.85
Snake River Elementary
Nampa
$24,734.13
Willow Creek Elementary
Nampa
$32,928.57
Notus Elementary
Notus
$9,803.16
Timberline Elementary
Orofino
$6,535.44
Maxine Johnson Elementary
Parma
$20,611.77
Parma Middle School
Parma
$7,741.98
Payette Primary
Payette
$27,298.03
Westside Elementary
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