The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded an $801,846 Project Grant to the Kentucky Department of Education under the Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability (CFDA 10.579) federal grant program. The award period is from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024.
The grant funds will support the purchase of equipment valued at over $1,000 each needed by local educational agencies and schools in Kentucky to serve healthier meals and improve food services under the National School Lunch Program. The new equipment will help recipients better serve healthier meals to students, advancing the goals of the Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability program.