Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs: FY2010
Fund Code: 721
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) (Public Law 111-5)
National School Lunch: Equipment Assistance Competitive Grant Program
| FUNDS ALLOCATED: | $1,404,025 (Federal) |
| FUNDS REQUESTED: | $7,968,278 |
| PURPOSE: The purpose of this federally-funded ARRA grant program is for equipment assistance to School Food Authorities participating in the National School Lunch Programs. |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS RECEIVED: | 109 |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS RECOMMENDED: | 40 |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS NOT RECOMMENDED: | 69 |
| RESULT OF FUNDING: Funding will support the upgrading of integral pieces of food service equipment that are used daily in the production of meals for multiple child nutrition programs. Forty programs across the Commonwealth will be the recipients of the allocated funds. One hundred and fourteen individual program sites will receive one or more new pieces of food service equipment. The equipment selections were based on prioritized use of the four focus areas that encompassed expanded program participation, improved food quality with integration of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, enhanced food safety standards, and improved overall energy efficiency. Grant awards range from $5,143 to $235,640. |
| RECIPIENT |
AMOUNT |
| Abby Kelley Foster Charter School | $24,000 |
| Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter School (Adams) | 5,143 |
| Boston Public Schools | 203,500 |
| Brockton Public Schools | 74,367 |
| Cambridge Public Schools | 45,461 |
| Cathedral High School (Boston) | 8,318 |
| Chelsea Public Schools | 62,273 |
| Community Day Charter School (Lawrence) | 5,186 |
| Department of Youth Services (Boston) | 18,209 |
| Devereux School (Rutland) | 11,285 |
| Eagle Hill Foundation of Massachusetts, Inc. (Hardwick) | 5,320 |
| Epiphany School (Dorchester) | 5,155 |
| Evergreen Center, Inc. (Milford) | 10,270 |
| Fall River Public Schools | 33,335 |
| Fitchburg Public Schools | 52,060 |
| Gloucester Public Schools | 19,300 |
| Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical High School | 31,600 |
| Greenfield Public Schools | 32,447 |
| Haverhill Public Schools | 7,265 |
| Hawlemont Regional School District | 18,750 |
| Health and Education Services (Rowley) | 7,649 |
| Holyoke Public Schools | 126,340 |
| Home for Little Wanderers (Boston) | 5,250 |
| Lawrence Public Schools | 48,480 |
| Mohawk Trail Regional School District | 6,200 |
| North Adams Public Schools | 10,637 |
| Peabody Public Schools | 6,213 |
| Pittsfield Public Schools | 14,495 |
| Protestant Guild for Human Services, Inc. (Waltham) | 13,489 |
| Quincy Public Schools | 8,000 |
| Randolph Public Schools | 5,805 |
| Salem Public Schools | 69,500 |
| Somerville Public Schools | 51,342 |
| Springfield Public Schools | 235,640 |
| Ware Public Schools | 20,000 |
| Wareham Public Schools | 5,168 |
| Webster Public Schools | 15,000 |
| Westfield Public Schools | 8,243 |
| Winchendon Public Schools | 7,865 |
| Worcester Public Schools | 65,465 |
| TOTAL FEDERAL FUNDS | $1,404,025 |
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