South Carolina Department of Education
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2024 National School Lunch Program Equipment Assistance Subgrant
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Eligible applicants:
see the Eligibility tab for the criteria from the official announcement.
Where:
South Carolina.
Award:
amount not specified by the source.
Matching funds:
not required.
Deadline type: Rolling.
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Who can apply
The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) will use a competitive process to award equipment assistance subgrants to eligible School Food Authorities (SFAs) that participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and did not receive an award in the competition earlier in 2024 that was funded under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117-328). The purpose of NSLP Equipment Assistance subgrants is to enable SFAs to serve healthier meals, improve food safety, and to help support the maintenance and/or expansion of the School Breakfast Program (SBP). An SFA is eligible to receive a subgrant based on the following criteria:
Geographic eligibility
South Carolina
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