This Formula Grant award of $196,764.19 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition program (CFDA 10.560). The funding supports the Puerto Rico Department of Education's administrative oversight and technical assistance for critical child nutrition initiatives, including the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, and Emergency Food...
The Department of Education of Puerto Rico was awarded a $93,907,542 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service to support the National School Lunch Program (CFDA 10.555). This grant provides cash subsidies and food donations to support the delivery of nutritionally balanced, low-cost or no-cost lunches to school children in Puerto Rico. Key funded services include food procurement, meal program operations, nutrition education initiatives, and...
This $86,889,400 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service supports the National School Lunch Program (CFDA 10.555) in Puerto Rico. The program provides cash subsidies and food donations to the Puerto Rico Department of Education to deliver nutritionally balanced, low-cost or no-cost lunches to school children across the territory. Key services funded under this award include food procurement, meal program operations, nutrition education...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,074,595.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (CFDA 10.582). The grant funds the provision of free fresh fruits and vegetables to elementary schools in Puerto Rico with high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price meals. The goal is to increase fruit and vegetable consumption and promote healthy eating habits among young students. The Department of...
The Department of Education of Puerto Rico, doing business as Departamento De Instruccion Publica, has been awarded a $373,134.00 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the Child Nutrition-Technology Innovation Grant program (CFDA 10.541). This 3-year award, effective from September 20, 2023 to September 30, 2026, will enable the state education agency to implement innovative technology solutions to improve accountability, data accuracy,...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the Child Nutrition-Technology Innovation Grant (CFDA 10.541) program provides $746,268.00 to the Puerto Rico Department of Education to develop, improve, and maintain automated information systems for the state's Child Nutrition Programs. The grant aims to leverage technological solutions to enhance program accountability, data accuracy, performance measurement, and management...
This federal Formula Grant award of $417,413.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service to the Administracion De Desarrollo Socioeconomico De La Familia, a U.S. state government entity in Puerto Rico, to support the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CFDA 10.565). This program aims to improve the health of low-income elderly persons aged 60 and above by providing supplemental nutritious USDA Foods. The grant will fund the distribution of monthly food...
This is a Formula Grant award of $163,490,541 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, under the Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies (CFDA 84.010) program. The grant aims to improve teaching and learning in high-poverty schools across Puerto Rico, with a focus on supporting students who are failing or at risk of failing to meet challenging state academic standards. The Department of Education of Puerto Rico, which serves as both the state...
This federal Project Grant award of $222,908.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability program (CFDA 10.579), also known as the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Equipment Assistance Grants, was provided to the Department of Education of Puerto Rico, doing business as Departamento De Instruccion Publica, to purchase equipment valued over $1,000 needed to serve healthier meals and improve food service operations in schools...
The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $146,877 Formula Grant to the Puerto Rico Department of Education under the National School Lunch Program (CFDA #10.555) to provide a nutritious lunch service for school children from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. As described in the program details, the National School Lunch Program aims to assist states in operating a nonprofit lunch program through cash grants and food donations to encourage domestic consumption of...