Specifications include, but are not limited to: Mississippi Department of Education will competitively award subgrants to School Food Authorities or Subgrantee (i.e., Public School Districts, Private Schools, Charter Schools, and Residential Child Care Institutions) to purchase equipment, with a value of greater than $1,000, to serve healthier meals, improve food safety, and to help support the establishment, maintenance, or expansion of the School Breakfast Program. Purchases will be allowed for new equipment, renovation of equipment, replacement of equipment, and installation costs. A Subgrantee must submit a packet for no more than two (2) schools. Each school must submit a separate application (Form A) to be considered for an award. Funding for this project is provided by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Grant # NSLPE-22-MS-01. Please use this link for more information at https://www.fns.usda.gov/grant/fy-2022-nslp-equipment-assistance-grants-school-food-authorities. The Program’s goals are to accomplish the following objectives by purchasing new equipment, renovation of equipment, or replacement of equipment for school kitchens: 1. Equipment that improves the safety and quality of food served in the school meal programs (e.g., cold/hot holding equipment, refrigeration, milk coolers, freezers, blast chillers, etc.). Standalone equipment ONLY; NO countertop equipment can be purchased with this grant funding. 2. Equipment that improves the overall energy efficiency of the school nutrition operations (e.g., purchase of an energy-efficient walk-in freezer or cooler replacing an outdated, energy-demanding freezer or cooler). 3. Equipment that allows Subgrantees to support expanded participation in a school meal program (e.g., equipment for serving meals in a non-traditional setting or to better utilize cafeteria space).
