Equipment Assistance Grants FY 2010

Program Description: In accordance with Section 7(a)(2) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1776(a)(2)), on October 1, 2009, the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) received a one-time appropriation of $25,000,000 for equipment assistance to eligible school food authorities (SFA) participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). Wisconsin received $331,229 of these funds. This one-time appropriation will be used for the purchase of equipment for schools under the jurisdiction of such authorities.

Please note that these fiscal year (FY) 2010 NSLP Equipment Assistance Grants are similar in nature to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5, or "ARRA") equipment grants awarded in FY 2009, but should not be confused with them.

The U.S. House of Representatives has included the legislative law fix as part of the CNP Reauthorization, i.e. the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act (S. 3307) which passed 12/2/10. This legislation allows SFA's that received funding through the ARRA 2009 equipment grant to receive funding through this grant as long as it is for a different school. President Obama signed this bill on 12/13/10.

Congratulations to Award Recipients - List of School Food Authorities receiving funding and the amount of those funds.

Application

• Application process is now closed. Applications were to be postmarked/sent by March 4, 2011
• Announcing: Application Now Available for the NSLP United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) 2010 Equipment Grant - Memo from Jessica Sharkus, Assistant Director, 01/07/2011

Guidance

• Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2010: Fiscal Year 2010 National School Lunch Program Equipment Assistance Grants Legislative Revision - December 10, 2011
• Clarification on Legislation of FY2010 National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Equipment Assistance Grants for School Food Authorities - February 24, 2010
• FY2010 National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Equipment Assistance Grants for School Food Authorities - January 8, 2010
  • State Allocations

Contacts: Schools in WI having questions please contact, Julie A. Cox, RD, CD, Email: julie.cox@dpi.wi.gov, phone: 608-267-9206

Links and Resources

• The Program Fiscal Report (PI-1086) should be used by grant recipients to claim expenditures.
• National Food Service Management Institute (NFSMI) Resource: Equipment Purchasing and Facility Design for School Nutrition Programs 2009
• National Food Service Management Institute (NFSMI) Resource: Food Service Equipment Guide 1999. This guide presents a decision making process and critical pathway approach to purchasing conventional food service production equipment.
• School Nutrition Association The CN Marketplace- a service targeted specifically to School Nutrition Association members which features valuable resource listings of current products and services for the foodservice industry.
• Payne-Palacio, June and Theis, Monica 2008. "Equipment and Furnishings," Introduction to Foodservice. 11th ed. Prentice Hall.
• Birchfield, John C. and Sparrowe, Raymond T. 2003. "Foodservice Equipment," Design and Layout of Foodservice Facilities. 2nd ed. John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

For questions about this information, contact Julie A. Cox (608) 267-9206

Last updated on 1/11/2012 2:16:58 PM