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Thank you for your interest in watching our November 2024 Kitchen Counter Conversations Webinar
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The 2024 CNFD Equipment Assistance Grant has been released!
USDA distributed $10 million to State agencies to competitively award Equipment Assistance Grants to eligible School Food Authorities (SFAs). These grants are especially for supporting the quality of meals, including the supporting the implementation of updated nutrition requirements for school meals.
North Dakota was appropriated just over $31,000 to competitively award to SFAs.
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Applications will be accepted through December 11, 2024.
Find the application details & apply HERE.
If there are any questions as your District applies, please reach out to Amy Nelson (amylnelson@nd.gov).
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Grant Opportunities & Resources Discussed in the November KCC:
The Lunch Box | Homepage
- Recipes, inspiration and grant opportunities
School Nutrition Association
- Awards, scholarships & grant opportunities
- Daily emails with news you can use for your school meal programs
- Monthly magazine focused on topics to improve your working environment
- Webinars, conferences and professional development opportunities
Recognition Awards - Action for Healthy Kids
- Are you blazing new trails or using innovation strategies to improve your school meals? If so, consider applying for a recognition award! You will be able to attend an exclusive national Healthy Meals Summit, be recognized on USDA, AFHK and HMI websites, along with national and local recognition and media opportunities and receive a toolkit with promotional resources.
- Check out the award criteria and how to apply HERE
Apply – SCALES
- Applications due December 13, 2024.
- Objectives of Project SCALES:
- Improve the K-12 school food supply chain
- Reduce barriers for schools
- Support school nutrition teams
- Leverage social responsibility of food industry
- Identify sustainable solutions and best practices
Farm to School Grants
Applications due January 10, 2025. This year, the RFA has been split into three separate solicitations, for applicants to decide which track best suits their project.
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Implementation Grant
- Eligible for schools and other institutions that operate child nutrition programs, Indian Tribal Organizations, agricultural producers, non-profit entities and local agencies)
- State Agency Grant (for State Agency only)
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Turnkey Grant
- Eligible for schools and other institutions that operate child nutrition programs, Indian Tribal Organizations, agricultural producers or groups of agricultural producers, non-profit entities, and local agencies)
Equipment Ideas Discussed
NOTE: NDDPI does not endorse specific brands, these are for educational purposes only. Please note, many brands sell the same or similar equipment. Refer to your Districts procurement policy and the Equipment Assistance Grant application for required procurement procedures.
Automated Salad Bar:
Temperature Monitoring and HACCP Planning with Trivedi Advanced Technology:
And Justice For All Poster Holder:
Themed Cafeteria Signage:
Hubert:
Cold Sell:
Vending Machines:
Join us next month for the December 2024 Edition of KCC: Co-op Procurement & Buy American. Please register using the link below:
After watching the recording, be sure to list this training on your Professional Development Log for 1 hour!
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NDDPI Child Nutrition and Food Distribution
Main Office:
600 E. Boulevard Ave, Dept 201
Bismarck, ND 58505
PHONE: 701-328-2294 or 888-338-3663
FAX: 701-328-9566
Email: dpicnfd@nd.gov
Mayville Office:
14 Main St E, Mayville, ND 58257
PHONE: 701-788-8901 or 888-788-8901
Non Discrimination Statement
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
- mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
- fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
- email:
program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
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