Center for Regional Food Systems 10 Cents a Meal

This webpage houses all 10 Cents a Meal for Michigan’s Kids and Farms (10 Cents a Meal) legislative reports since the program started as a pilot in 2016.  These reports are written in collaboration with the Michigan Department of Education, Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development, Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities, and MSU Center for Regional Food Systems (CRFS). For any questions about the evaluation, please contact the Farm to Institution Specialist at mcmanu60@msu.edu. 

10 Cents a Meal for Michigan's Kids and Farms 2023-2024 Legislative Report
April 24, 2025 - Michigan Department of Education, Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems, Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

10 Cents a Meal for Michigan's Kids and Farms 2022-2023 Legislative Report 
March 6, 2024 - Michigan Department of Education, Megan McManus, Colleen Matts, Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development 

10 Cents a Meal for Michigan's Kids and Farms 2021-2022 Legislative Report
April 1, 2023 - Michigan Department of Education, Megan McManus, Colleen Matts, Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development 

10 Cents a Meal for Michigan's Kids and Farms 2020-2021 Legislative Report 
November 12, 2021 - Michigan Department of Education, Megan McManus, Colleen Matts, Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development 

10 Cents a Meal for School Kids and Farms 2018-2019 Legislative Report 
March 21, 2019 - Michigan Department of Education, Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Colleen Matts, Drew Kuhlman 

10 Cents a Meal for School Kids and Farms 2017-2018 Legislative Report 
March 20, 2018 - Colleen Matts, Megan Thompson, Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Michigan Department of Education, Networks Northwest 

10 Cents a Meal for School Kids and Farms 2016-2017 Legislative Report 
March 29, 2017 - Colleen Matts, Megan Thompson, Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Michigan Department of Education, Networks Northwest 

What is 10 Cents a Meal? 

10 Cents a Meal is a state-funded program that matches what participating schools and other non-school sponsors spend on fresh or minimally processed Michigan-grown fruits, vegetables, and dry beans with grants of up to 10 cents per meal. The goals of the program are to improve daily nutrition and eating habits for Michigan children and invest in Michigan’s agriculture and local food business economy. For more information, please visit tencentsmichigan.org.