Des Moines, Iowa — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig says the final round of Local Food for Schools grants are out for this year and the Sheldon Community School District, Sheldon Christian School, and the Rock Valley Community School District are among the schools receiving grants.
Schools can use the grants to buy meat, eggs, produce, dairy, and other local foods from area farmers.
He says 137 public and private schools were awarded grants in this round.
Naig expects the program to continue and grow.
Naig says through the first two rounds, more than one-point-seven million dollars has been awarded to 162 Iowa schools, and more than 110 farms and food businesses have sold products to schools through the program.
