Description
The purpose of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Equipment Assistance Subgrant is to enable School Food Authorities (SFAs) to purchase equipment to serve healthier meals that meet the updated meal patterns with an emphasis on more fruits and vegetables in school meals, including items purchased locally; improved food safety; and expanded access. This year, these funds will allow SFAs to purchase equipment needed to serve healthier school meals, improve food safety, improve energy efficiency, and expand access to school meals.
Program Office
Office of Health and Nutrition
Eligible Applicants
An SFA may apply for a subgrant on behalf of its schools that
- currently participate in the NSLP;
- did not receive equipment assistance under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the FY 2010, FY 2013, FY 2014 (rounds one or two), FY 2015, FY 2016, and FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations Acts (see RFP pages 41–46 for a list of ineligible schools); and
- have an enrollment of 50 percent or more of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For schools that participate in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), the school’s individual CEP claiming rate (the school’s Identified Student Percentage (ISP) multiplied by the 1.6 USDA adjustment factor) will be used in place of the traditional free or reduced-price eligibility rate. CEP schools must use their individual ISP for the calculation versus a district-wide or group ISP that may be used for reimbursement claims.
Total Funding Available
$526,963
Funding Detail
Approximately 20 to 40 subgrants will be awarded with amounts per school ranging from $15,000 to $25,000
Project Term
March 2019 through June 2020
Application Due Date
December 14, 2018
Technical Assistance Session
The Office of Health and Nutrition provided a pre-application technical assistance session on November 14, 2018. Contact Heather Snelgrove at hsnelgrove@ed.sc.gov to obtain a link to the recording.
Contact
Heather Snelgrove
803-734-0699
hsnelgrove@ed.sc.gov
Documents
Request for Proposals (RFP) (DOCX, 2.23MB - 11/1/18) Revised 11/2/18
Link to Online Application
Equipment Specificiation Form (PDF, 65 KB - 11/1/18)
Program Web Page
Office of Health and Nutrition
