Date
Applications are due Monday, June 16.
Purpose: Provides funding to School Food Authorities (SFAs) to purchase equipment for their nutrition programs.
Eligibility: Supervisory Unions and School Districts that operate or wish to operate the National School Lunch Program. Independent Schools are not eligible.
Grant Awards: Up to $10,000 per School Food Authority-wide application (e.g., a Point-of-Sale system) or up to $5,000 per school (site) specific application.
Multiple Applications: If submitting an SFA-wide application, only one may be submitted. If submitting school specific applications, SFAs may submit one per school.
Match Requirement: SFA must provide a 25% match.
Purchase Minimum: Equipment cost must be at least $200.
Conor Floyd will host a brief webinar to go over the grant changes, walk through the application in the GMS, and answer any questions participants have. The webinar is on May 14 from 3PM – 4PM. Register here.
We anticipate that the Federal Equipment Grant will have a lower allocation for the second year in a row (~$20,000 available for grants). This means that the State Equipment Grant is your best opportunity to receive funding for your equipment needs. As a reminder, your Central Data collection in the GMS must be submitted and approved before you may submit your State Equipment Grant application and your Business Manager and Superintendent must review your application in the system prior to submission.