AGRICULTURE, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF
Grant: $1,859,763 - Food and Nutrition Service - Mar. 1, 2009
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Award Description: The NJ Department of Agriculture received funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to assist in the purchase of equipment for School Food Authorities (SFAs) participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) through a competitive grant process. Priority was given to SFAs for equipment for schools in which at least 50 percent of the students were eligible for free or reduced-priced meals. Other focus areas of the grant included: improving the quality of school food serive meals to meet the dietary guidelines; improving the safety of food served in the school meal programs; improving the overall energy efficiency of the school food service operations; and supporting the expansion of participation in the school meal program. To date, the NJ Department of Agriculture has: 1. Issued an ARRA Grant solicitation to SFAs participating in the NSLP 2. Received and scored ARRA grant applications from SFAs competitively 3. Awarded ARRA grants to SFAs participating in the NSLP 4. Transferred funds to or reimbursed SFAs with ARRA funds the NJ Department of Agriculture received.
Project Description: During the current reporting period, NJ Department of Agriculte and its 105 subrecipients used NSLP ARRA funds to purchase ovens, ranges, refrigerators, freezers, mobil heating cabinets, hot serving cabinets, cold serving cabinets, dishwashers and tilting skillets.
Jobs Summary: No jobs created or retained (Total jobs reported: 0)
Project Status: Less Than 50% Completed
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