Grant to Give Greylock Elementary New Dishwasher| 03:43PM / Wednesday, January 14, 2015 | |
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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — North Adams Public Schools' Food Services Director Cory Nicholas has been awarded a $20,000 School Nutrition Equipment Assistance for High Need Districts Grant from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education.
The purpose of the School Nutrition Equipment Assistance Grant for High Need Districts is to encourage eligible schools to increase their capacity to serve healthier meals that meet the 2014-2015 USDA meal pattern as part of participating in the National School Lunch Program.
This competitive grant application was available to schools that have a 50 percent or more free or reduced meal benefit qualified student body and did not receive other equipment grant funding in 2010 or 2011. A total of $489,423 was available statewide for up to $20,000 per school with a total of 25 to 35 grants awarded. The funds must be used to purchase equipment for the implementation of the National School Lunch Program.
Nicholas authored and submitted the grant on behalf of Greylock Elementary School with the intention of purchasing a new Energy Star-certified Hobart CL44E-5 commercial dishwasher. The cost to remove the existing dishwasher and install the new turnkey dishwasher is $20,605. The new purchase will replace Greylock Elementary School’s 40-year-old, highly inefficient dishwasher, which requires constant repairs.
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