158 Idaho Schools awarded USDA grants for fresh fruit and vegetable program
News Release
The following is a news release from the Idaho Department of Education:
BOSIE, Idaho (KIFI) — Students at 158 schools across Idaho will have the opportunity to explore a wide variety of fresh fruit and vegetable options at no cost to the student or school with federal, state-administered grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP).
The FFVP provides participating elementary schools with a wide selection of fresh fruit and vegetables during the school day, many of which they might not encounter in their regular diets. FFVP service takes place outside of the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program mealtimes, meaning they’re served in addition to those programs’ fruit and vegetable offerings, helping to spotlight healthy foods as a standalone snack to explore and enjoy.
Under the National School Lunch Act, schools with the highest enrollment of students identified for free and reduced-cost meals are given priority for participation. This ensures that the program benefits children who may have fewer chances to integrate fresh fruits and vegetables into their everyday diets.
Schools were awarded grants through a competitive application process. The grant period ran from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, and all grant awards were contingent on available USDA funds.
These Idaho elementary schools received Fresh Fruit and Vegetable grants for the 2025-2026 school year:
School District
School Name
Total Award
American Falls S.D. #381
Hillcrest Elementary School
$22,283.72
American Falls S.D. #381
J.R. Simplot Elementary School
$24,610.82
Basin S.D. #072
Basin Schools
$10,789.27
Blaine County S.D. #61
Alturas Elementary School
$31,451.08
Blaine County S.D. #61
Bellevue Elementary School
$13,892.07
Blaine County S.D. #61
Hailey Elementary School
$17,417.97
Bliss S.D. #234
Bliss School
$4,654.19
Boise S. D. #001
Garfield Elementary School
$15,725.54
Boise S. D. #001
Grace Jordan Elementary School
$27,995.69
Boise S. D. #001
Hawthorne Elementary School
$16,289.68
Boise S. D. #001
Hillcrest Elementary School
$20,802.84
Boise S. D. #001
Horizon Elementary School
$30,675.38
Boise S. D. #001
Jefferson Elementary School
$16,289.68
Boise S. D. #001
Koelsch Elementary School
$22,354.24
Boise S. D. #001
Morley Nelson Elementary School
$26,585.33
Boise S. D. #001
Taft Elementary School
$21,296.47
Boise S. D. #001
Whitney Elementary School
$32,861.44
Boise S. D. #001
Whittier Elementary School
$34,624.39
Bonneville Jt. S.D. #93
Bridgewater Elementary School
$34,271.80
Bonneville Jt. S.D. #93
Fairview Elementary School
$20,520.77
Bonneville Jt. S.D. #93
Falls Valley Elementary School
$27,784.13
Bonneville Jt. S.D. #93
Hillview Elementary School
$28,982.94
Bonneville Jt. S.D. #93
Summit Hills Elementary School
$33,637.14
Bonneville Jt. S.D. #93
Tiebreaker Elementary School
$26,726.36
Bonneville Jt. S.D. #93
Ucon Elementary School
$30,745.89
Boundary County S.D. #101
Boundary County Junior High School*
$8,462.17
Boundary County S.D. #101
Mount Hall Elementary School
$9,237.87
Boundary County S.D. #101
Naples Elementary School
$5,077.30
Boundary County S.D. #101
Valley View Elementary School
$24,681.34
Bruneau-Grand View Jt. SD #365
Bruneau Elementary School
$2,186.06
Bruneau-Grand View Jt. SD #365
Grand View Elementary School
$6,134.37
Buhl S.D. #412
Popplewell Elementary School
$36,810.45
Caldwell S.D. #132
Jefferson Middle School*
$53,664.28
Caldwell S.D. #132
Lewis & Clark Elementary School
$21,578.54
Caldwell S.D. #132
Sacajawea Elementary School
$25,739.11
Caldwell S.D. #132
Van Buren Elementary School
$31,733.15
Caldwell S.D. #132
Washington Elementary School
$34,694.91
Caldwell S.D. #132
Wilson Elementary School
$24,822.37
Cambridge S.D. #432
Cambridge Elementary School
$4,442.64
Cassia County Jt. S.D. #151
Dworshak Elementary School
$28,418.80
Cassia County Jt. S.D. #151
Oakley Schools
$13,398.44
Cassia County Jt. S.D. #151
White Pine Elementary School
$36,810.45
Castleford S.D. #417
Castleford School
$10,718.75
Challis S.D. #181
Challis Elementary School
$11,494.45
Clark County S.D. #161
Clark County Schools (Lindy Ross Elementary)
$3,384.87
Council S.D. #13
Council Elementary School
$10,084.09
Culdesac Jt. S.D. #342
Culdesac School
$4,865.75
Dietrich S.D. #314
Dietrich School
$5,359.38
Emmett S.D. #221
Butte View Elementary School
$16,007.61
Emmett S.D. #221
Kenneth Carberry Intermediate School
$27,008.43
Emmett S.D. #221
Shadow Butte Elementary School
$27,008.43
Emmett S.D. #221
Sweet-Montour Elementary School
$2,750.21
Firth S.D. #059
A W Johnson Elementary School
$17,417.97
Fruitland S.D. #373
Fruitland Elementary School
$39,490.14
Future Public Charter School, Inc.
Future Public School
$25,950.66
Glenns Ferry S.D. #192
Glenns Ferry Schools
$11,847.04
Gooding Jt. S.D #231
Gooding Elementary School
$33,143.51
Hagerman S.D. #233
Hagerman Elementary School
$10,084.09
Hansen S.D. #415
Hansen Schools
$11,423.93
Heritage Academy Inc.
Heritage Academy
$10,084.09
Heritage Community Charter School
HCCS
$25,245.48
Highland Joint S.D. #305
Highland School
$6,346.63
Homedale S.D. #370
Homedale Elementary School
$32,861.44
Homedale S.D. #370
Homedale Middle School*
$14,667.77
Idaho Falls S.D. #091
A H Bush Elementary School
$21,649.06
Idaho Falls S.D. #091
Dora Erickson Elementary School
$29,899.68
Idaho Falls S.D. #091
Ethel Boyes Elementary School
$36,457.86
Idaho Falls S.D. #091
Hawthorne Elementary School
$21,084.91
Jefferson Jt. S.D. #251
Harwood Elementary School
$29,688.12
Jefferson Jt. S.D. #251
Roberts Elementary School
$12,693.26
Jerome S.D. #261
Frontier Elementary School
$32,508.85
Jerome S.D. #261
Horizon Elementary School
$29,406.05
Jerome S.D. #261
Jefferson Elementary School
$29,829.16
Jerome S.D. #261
Summit Elementary School
$31,521.59
Kamiah Jt. S.D. #304
Kamiah Elementary/Middle Schools
$14,597.25
Kimberly S.D. #414
Kimberly Elementary School
$29,829.16
Lake Pend Oreille S.D. #084
Farmin Stidwell Elementary School
$33,637.14
Lake Pend Oreille S.D. #084
Hope Elementary School
$7,968.55
Lake Pend Oreille S.D. #084
Kootenai Elementary School
$26,091.70
Lake Pend Oreille S.D. #084
Southside Elementary School
$11,494.45
Lakeland S.D. #272
John Brown Elementary School
$26,021.18
Lakeland S.D. #272
Spirit Lake Elementary School
$19,533.52
Lapwai S.D. #341
Lapwai Elementary School
$15,302.43
Lapwai S.D. #341
Lapwai Jr – Sr High School*
$2,397.62
Lewiston S.D. #340
McGhee Elementary School
$17,841.08
Lewiston S.D. #340
Webster Elementary School
$14,315.18
Mackay S.D. #182
Mackay Schools
$8,109.58
Marsing Jt. S.D. #363
Marsing Elementary School
$24,681.34
Meadows Valley S.D. #011
Meadows Valley School
$5,147.82
Minidoka County S.D. #331
Acequia Elementary School
$17,770.56
Minidoka County S.D. #331
East Minico Middle School*
$10,084.09
Minidoka County S.D. #331
Heyburn Elementary School
$36,105.27
Minidoka County S.D. #331
Paul Elementary School
$31,733.15
Minidoka County S.D. #331
Rupert Elementary School
$42,945.53
Minidoka County S.D. #331
West Minico Middle School*
$13,398.44
Moscow S.D. #281
West Park Elementary School
$16,712.79
Mountain View S.D. #244
Clearwater Valley Elementary School
$8,462.17
Mountain View S.D. #244
Grangeville Elementary & Jr. High
$27,784.13
Nampa S.D. #131
Central Elementary School
$25,809.63
Nampa S.D. #131
Endeavor Elementary School
$41,535.16
Nampa S.D. #131
FD Roosevelt Elementary School
$40,265.84
Nampa S.D. #131
Iowa Elementary School
$33,355.06
Nampa S.D. #131
Lake Ridge Elementary School
$38,643.92
Nampa S.D. #131
New Horizon Elementary School
$40,759.47
Nampa S.D. #131
Park Ridge Elementary School
$34,130.76
Nampa S.D. #131
Ronald Reagan Elementary School
$42,875.01
Nampa S.D. #131
Sherman Elementary School
$33,214.03
Nampa S.D. #131
Willow Creek Elementary School
$42,592.94
New Plymouth S.D. #372
New Plymouth Elementary School
$28,418.80
North Valley Academy
North Valley Academy
$9,026.32
Orofino Jt. S.D. #171
Orofino Elementary School
$24,540.30
Orofino Jt. S.D. #171
Timberline Schools
$7,263.36
Parma S.D. #137
Maxine Johnson Elementary School
$26,162.22
Parma S.D. #137
West Wing
$11,776.52
Plummer-Worley Jt. S.D. #044
Lakeside Elementary School
$11,423.93
Pocatello S.D. #025
Claude A. Wilcox Elementary School
$33,214.03
Pocatello S.D. #025
Jefferson Elementary School
$24,822.37
Pocatello S.D. #025
Rulon M Ellis Elementary School
$25,104.45
Pocatello S.D. #025
Tendoy Elementary School
$15,443.47
Potlatch S.D. #285
Potlatch Elementary School
$16,642.27
Richfield S.D. #316
Richfield School
$7,122.33
Salmon River S.D. #243
Riggins Elementary School
$4,654.19
Salmon S.D. #291
Salmon Pioneer Primary School
$18,757.82
Shoshone S.D. #312
Shoshone Elementary School
$16,360.20
Snake River S.D. #052
Moreland Elementary School
$15,090.87
Snake River S.D. #052
Riverside Elementary School
$18,052.64
Snake River S.D. #052
Rockford Elementary School
$10,366.16
St. Maries Jt. S.D. #041
Heyburn Elementary School
$22,354.24
St. Maries Jt. S.D. #041
Upriver Elem-Jr. High School
$4,583.68
Swan Valley S.D. #92
Swan Valley Elementary School
$2,468.13
Twin Falls S.D. #411
Bickel Elementary School
$12,058.60
Twin Falls S.D. #411
Harrison Elementary School
$23,482.53
Twin Falls S.D. #411
I B Perrine Elementary School
$25,386.52
Twin Falls S.D. #411
Lincoln Elementary School
$23,412.01
Twin Falls S.D. #411
Morningside Elementary School
$29,053.46
Twin Falls S.D. #411
Oregon Trail Elementary School
$34,201.28
Twin Falls S.D. #411
Sawtooth Elementary School
$32,226.77
Valley S.D. #262
Valley School
$14,315.18
Wallace S.D. #393
Silver Hills Elementary School
$9,167.35
Weiser S.D. #431
Park Intermediate School
$14,244.66
Weiser S.D. #431
Pioneer Primary School
$26,655.84
Wendell S.D. #232
Wendell Elementary School
$28,771.39
Wendell S.D. #232
Wendell Middle School*
$12,975.33
West Ada S.D. #002
Chief Joseph School of the Arts
$35,188.53
West Ada S.D. #002
Desert Sage Elementary School
$31,874.18
West Ada S.D. #002
Frontier Elementary School
$17,488.49
West Ada S.D. #002
Joplin Elementary School
$17,065.38
West Ada S.D. #002
McMillan Elementary School
$15,937.09
West Ada S.D. #002
Meridian Elementary School
$31,803.67
West Ada S.D. #002
River Valley Elementary School
$31,874.18
West Ada S.D. #002
Silver Sage Elementary School
$17,276.94
West Ada S.D. #002
Summerwind Elementary School
$25,950.66
West Ada S.D. #002
Ustick Elementary School
$28,418.80
West Bonner County S.D. #083
Idaho Hill Elementary School
$9,167.35
West Bonner County S.D. #083
Priest River Elementary School
$23,200.46
West Jefferson S.D. #253
Hamer Elementary School
$2,538.65
West Jefferson S.D. #253
Terreton Elem – Jr High School*
$18,546.26
West Side S.D. #202
Harold B Lee Elementary School
$23,412.01
For more information about Child Nutrition Programs at the Idaho State Department of Education, visit www.sde.idaho.gov. To learn more about the FFVP, visit https://www.sde.idaho.gov/about-us/departments/child-nutrition-programs/school-meal-programs/fresh-fruit-vegetable-program/.