Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) provides all children in participating elementary schools with a variety of free fresh fruit and vegetable snacks within the school day. It is an effective and creative way to introduce fresh fruits and vegetables as healthy snack options. The FFVP also encourages schools to develop partnerships at the state and local levels for support in implementing and operating the program.
The Minnesota Department of Education's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) administers the FFVP through a federal grant. Applications to participate in the FFVP are administered in March and April of each year for participation in the following school year. View more information about the FFVP, including a toolkit and a handbook, on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) website.
Schools with the highest enrollment of students eligible for free and reduced-price meals are given priority for participation in the FFVP based on the school data reported each October. To meet eligibility for this program, schools must:
Application Materials
Partnerships and Nutrition Education
Complete and upload this document to the FFVP site application in CLiCS.
Site Certification and Signatures
Complete and upload this document to the FFVP site application in CLiCS.
Sponsoring Authority Certification and Signatures
Complete and upload this document to the FFVP sponsor application in CLiCS.
The Minnesota Department of Education's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) administers the FFVP through a federal grant. Applications to participate in the FFVP are administered in March and April of each year for participation in the following school year. View more information about the FFVP, including a toolkit and a handbook, on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) website.
Schools with the highest enrollment of students eligible for free and reduced-price meals are given priority for participation in the FFVP based on the school data reported each October. To meet eligibility for this program, schools must:
- Be an elementary school.
- Represent the highest percentage of students certified for free and reduced-price benefits (at least 50 percent of enrolled students).
- Participate in the National School Lunch Program.
- Complete the FFVP application (March and April).
This handbook includes the following information:
- Program overview
- Application instructions
- Budget instructions
- Procurement Information for FFVP
- Claim and Claim Summary Instructions
- Appendices with program specific resources
Application Materials
Partnerships and Nutrition EducationComplete and upload this document to the FFVP site application in CLiCS.
Site Certification and Signatures
Complete and upload this document to the FFVP site application in CLiCS.
Sponsoring Authority Certification and Signatures
Complete and upload this document to the FFVP sponsor application in CLiCS.
Yearly FFVP training
Prior to the beginning of a new school year, staff directly responsible for the FFVP operations must complete the yearly FFVP training. This training must be completed every year.
Practice Activity: Yearly FFVP training practice
Knowledge Check: Yearly FFVP training quiz with certificate of completion
Program Resources
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Elementary Schools Participating in the FFVP - School Year 2023-24
- 3/15/24
List of all participating elementary schools in the FFVP for school year 2023-24. -
Public School List with Percentage of Free and Reduced-Price Eligible Students from School Year 2024
- 2/16/24
To be used to identify schools that have 50% or more free and reduced-price meals qualifying the school as eligible based on school data. -
Safe Food Transportation, Storage and Handling
- 10/22/19
Standard operating procedure for foods transported, stored and handled in the Afterschool Snack Program. -
Sample Menus
- 7/2/19
Sample menus for the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program to offer a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables. -
Menu Template
- 7/1/19
Monthly menus to record the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program snack each day it is offered. -
Contract for Vended Foods - no renewals
- 6/24/19
Template for contracting with a vendor to provide foods for the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program - no renewals. -
Snack Schedule Template
- 3/13/19
Scheduling template to inform all those involved in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program service of the time and total snacks needed. -
Employee Time Sheet
- 3/12/19
Time sheet for employee time spend on the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP). Only necessary when claiming employee labor toward the FFVP award. -
Production Record Template
- 11/16/18
Food production record specifically for the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. The food production record serves as a tool for snack service. -
Surveys
- 8/7/18
Sample surveys that schools can use to evaluate their Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program.
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