‘‘(ii) the award to the purpose and 
scope of the project to be funded. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this subsection, an eligible 
school food authority shall submit to the Sec-
retary an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may require. 
‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall give priority to 
awarding grants to an eligible school food au-
thority that— 
‘‘(i) will use the grant funds to— 
‘‘(I) serve a high proportion of 
children who are eligible for free or 
reduced price lunches; 
‘‘(II) demonstrate collaboration 
with nongovernmental and commu-
nity-based organizations, agricultural 
producer groups, and other commu-
nity partners; 
‘‘(III) serve a high proportion of 
children from socially disadvantaged 
backgrounds; and 
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‘‘(IV) 
incorporate 
experiential 
and traditional and culturally appro-
priate food, nutrition, or agricultural 
education 
activities 
in 
curriculum 
planning; 
‘‘(ii) in the application of such eligible 
school food authority under subparagraph 
(A)— 
‘‘(I) includes an adequate and 
participatory evaluation plan; and 
‘‘(II) includes a plan for pro-
viding culturally appropriate meals; 
and 
‘‘(iii) meets any other criteria that the 
Secretary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(4) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant under this sub-
section may be used for any of the following: 
‘‘(A) To contract with third parties for 
professional development training for food serv-
ice personnel on serving (including preparing, 
procuring, marketing, and creating menus) 100 
percent plant-based food options or 100 percent 
plant-based milk options, except that any em-
ployee who participates in such a training shall 
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be compensated for such training at the regular 
rate of pay of such employee. 
‘‘(B) To provide technical assistance and 
pupil engagement and education on 100 percent 
plant-based food and 100 percent plant-based 
milk options, including providing taste tests, 
recipe development, and culinary education. 
‘‘(C) To provide additional compensation 
for additional work relating to serving meals 
that include a 100 percent plant-based food op-
tion or a 100 percent plant-based milk option. 
‘‘(D) To conduct outreach to and cover 
costs of procurement of foods from agricultural 
producers of meat alternates including— 
‘‘(i) beginning farmers (as defined in 
section 2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, 
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 
U.S.C. 2279(a))); 
‘‘(ii) veteran farmers (as defined in 
section 2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, 
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 
U.S.C. 2279(a))); 
‘‘(iii) socially disadvantaged farmers 
(as defined in section 355(e) of the Con-
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solidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act (7 U.S.C. 2003(e))); and 
‘‘(iv) local farmers. 
‘‘(5) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) RECORDKEEPING
REQUIRED.—Each 
eligible school food authority awarded a grant 
under this subsection shall keep such records of 
meat alternative and fluid milk alternative 
items served pursuant to this subsection as the 
Secretary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(B) REPORT REQUIRED BY SCHOOL FOOD 
AUTHORITIES.—Not later than 1 year after re-
ceiving a grant under this subsection, and an-
nually for the duration of the pilot grant pro-
gram thereafter, a school food authority shall 
submit to the Secretary a report on the success 
of the pilot grant program, including informa-
tion on— 
‘‘(i) the number of 100 percent plant- 
based food options and 100 percent plant- 
based milk options that the school food au-
thority served during the grant period 
compared with the preceding school year; 
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‘‘(ii) the number of schools served by 
the school food authority pursuant to the 
grant; 
‘‘(iii) the number of students served 
by the school food authority pursuant to 
the grant; and 
‘‘(iv) how the school food authority 
used the grant funds. 
‘‘(C) REPORT BY SECRETARY.—Not later 
than 60 days after the date described in para-
graph (7), the Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress a report that includes a summary of the 
reports received under subparagraph (B) and 
such information with respect to the pilot pro-
gram the Secretary determines relevant. 
‘‘(6) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
shall provide technical assistance and information to 
assist school food authorities— 
‘‘(A) to facilitate the coordination and 
sharing of information and resources in the De-
partment that may be applicable to the activi-
ties described in paragraph (4); 
‘‘(B) to collect and share information on 
best practices; and 
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‘‘(C) to disseminate research and data on 
existing farm to school programs and the poten-
tial for programs in underserved areas. 
‘‘(7) SUNSET.—The authority to carry out this 
subsection shall terminate on the date that is 5 
years after the date of the enactment of this sub-
section. 
‘‘(8) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2022, to 
remain available until the date described in para-
graph (7). 
‘‘(9) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) 100 PERCENT
PLANT-BASED
FOOD 
OPTION.—The term ‘100 percent plant-based 
food option’ means a breakfast or lunch meal 
option or component that— 
‘‘(i) includes a meat alternate as de-
scribed in— 
‘‘(I) section 210.10 of title 7, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or suc-
cessor regulations); or 
‘‘(II) appendix A to part 210 of 
7, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
successor regulations); and 
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‘‘(ii) does not contain any animal 
products or byproducts, such as meat, 
poultry, fish, dairy, or eggs. 
‘‘(B) 100 PERCENT
PLANT-BASED
MILK 
OPTION.—The term ‘100 percent plant-based 
milk option’ means a beverage, including a 100 
percent plant-based dairy alternative, that— 
‘‘(i) does not contain any animal prod-
ucts or byproducts; and 
‘‘(ii) meets the standards for a substi-
tution for fluid milk in accordance with 
section 9(a)(2)(B)(i). 
‘‘(C) ELIGIBLE
SCHOOL
FOOD
AUTHOR-
ITY.—The term ‘eligible school food authority’ 
means a school food authority for which 50 per-
cent or more of the students served by such 
school food authority are eligible for free or re-
duced price lunch under this Act or free or re-
duced price breakfast under section 4 of the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773). 
‘‘(D) 
SOCIALLY
DISADVANTAGED.—The 
term ‘socially disadvantaged’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 124.103 of title 13, 
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Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regu-
lations).’’. 
Æ 
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