FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, June 26, 2009
Food service equipment grants awarded
PIERRE, S.D. – Twenty South Dakota agencies and school districts have been awarded grants to upgrade or purchase new food service equipment through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. A total of $255,465 will be distributed.
“This is a win-win situation. Grant recipients will be able to use these funds to improve the quality of the meals they serve, and the newer equipment will result in better energy efficiency,” said Sandra Kangas, supervisor of the South Dakota Department of Education’s Child and Adult Nutrition Services.
Grant recipients will purchase or upgrade a variety of equipment, ranging from convection ovens to milk coolers.
The Department of Education received more than $2.1 million in grant requests. Federal guidelines give priority to applicants that serve significant numbers of students. In addition, priority was given to applicants serving populations in which at least 50 percent of participants are eligible for free or reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program.
Grant recipients are:
Colome School District: $11,057
Dupree School District: $8,499
Enemy Swim Day School, Waubay: $7,147
Flandreau Indian School: $20,401
Gregory School District: $2,019
Hot Springs School District: $9,929
Huron School District: $7,918
Kadoka Area School District: $16,732
Mitchell School District: $12,985
Newell School District: $15,199
Rapid City Area School District: $27,300
St. Joseph Indian School, Chamberlain: $9,255
Sisseton School District: $22,436
Sioux Falls School District: $22,658
South Dakota Developmental Center at Redfield: $13,018
Tiospaye Topa School System, Ridgeview: $6,499
Todd County School District: $22,636
Tripp-Delmont School District: $7,695
White River School District: $6,795
Yankton School District: $5,283
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