Erie Rise Leadership Academy Charter School

Erie Rise Leadership Academy Charter School is a non-profit organization and corporate tax-exempt entity registered to receive awards from the U.S. federal government since April 2012. Through sub awards, Erie Rise Leadership Academy Charter School has provided food and nutrition services to school children via reimbursements for meals and milk provided. They have also received funding to help cover supply chain disruptions and operational barriers to providing student nutrition access during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Specifically, Erie Rise Leadership Academy Charter School has been a sub recipient on grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Education's child nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and Summer Food Service Program. These entitlement programs reimburse approved providers like Erie Rise Leadership Academy Charter School for serving meals and milk to students. Additionally, the charter school has received sub awards from Pennsylvania's distribution of USDA Food & Nutrition Service Child Nutrition COVID-19 waivers, and FNS Supply Chain Assistance funding aimed at helping school meal providers overcome pandemic-related challenges. Erie Rise Leadership Academy Charter School also was a sub grantee on ESSER funding from the Department of Education to facilitate continuity of education during COVID-19 school closures.