Recovery Act Helps Districts Meet Students Nutritional Needs
NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen and Commissioner of Education Dr. Timothy Webb today announced school food authority grants through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). These grants will fund the purchase of lunchroom equipment for school district’s participating in the National School Lunch Program.
The ARRA provides this funding as a one-time appropriation to Tennessee.
“We cannot ignore the importance of healthy, nutritious meals that give students the fuel they need to focus in school and continue good eating habits as adults,” Governor Bredesen said. “This Recovery Act money will allow school districts across the state to improve the quality of school nutrition, thus improving the quality of our children’s education.”
The focus of these competitive grants include purchasing equipment that improves the safety of food served in school meal programs, improving the overall energy efficiency of school nutrition operations, supporting expanding participating in school meal programs and improving the overall quality of school nutrition meals that meet dietary guidelines.
To be selected, a school must have 50 percent or more of its students eligible for free or reduced price meals and must meet other criteria set out under the ARRA.
“We are very fortunate to be able to provide nutritious meals to our students, especially as we meet the challenges of increased standards next year with the Tennessee Diploma Project,” Commissioner Webb said. “Our children need every educational tool available and that includes nutritional services.”
For more information on these grants, visit http://tn.gov/education/recovery.shtml, and see “Grant Opportunities.”
For more information on the Tennessee Diploma Project, visit http://tn.gov/TDP/.
See a complete list of schools receiving equipment grants below:
For more information, contact Rachel Woods at (615) 253-1960 or Rachel.Woods@state.tn.us.
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District Name |
School Name |
Grant |
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Alamo City |
Alamo Elementary |
11,000.00 |
|
Anderson County Schools |
Dutch Valley Elementary |
3,558.00 |
|
Athens City Schools |
West Side Elementary |
4,000.00 |
|
Bedford County |
East Side Primary |
18,000.00 |
|
Bells City |
Bells Elementary |
1,900.00 |
|
Benton County Schools |
Holladay Elementary |
11,500.00 |
|
Blount County Schools |
Eagleton Middle |
48,000.00 |
|
Bradford Special School District |
Bradford Elementary |
11,882.00 |
|
Bradley County Schools |
Lake Forest Middle School |
15,793.00 |
|
Bristol City Schools |
Anderson Elementary |
12,397.00 |
|
Campbell County Schools |
Campbell County High |
13,000.00 |
|
Cannon County Schools |
East Side |
11,400.00 |
|
Carroll County Schools |
Special Learning Center |
5,606.00 |
|
Carter County Schools |
Little Milligan |
27,000.00 |
|
Cheatham County Schools |
Ashland City Elementary |
10,000.00 |
|
Chester County Schools |
Jacks Creek Elementary |
16,000.00 |
|
Child & Family of Tennessee |
Lake Brook Academy |
2,700.00 |
|
Claiborne County Schools |
Clairfield Elementary |
12,000.00 |
|
Clay County Schools |
Celina K-8 |
12,000.00 |
|
Cleveland City Schools |
Arnold Elementary |
20,000.00 |
|
Clinton City Schools |
South Clinton Elementary |
21,500.00 |
|
Cocke County Schools |
Edgemont Elementary |
38,950.00 |
|
Coffee County Schools |
North Coffee Elementary |
20,000.00 |
|
Crockett County Schools |
Crockett County High |
12,000.00 |
|
Cumberland County Schools |
Pleasant Hill Elementary |
21,559.00 |
|
Dayton City |
Dayton City Elementary |
22,500.00 |
|
Decatur County Schools |
Decatur County Middle |
17,000.00 |
|
Dekalb County Schools |
Smithville Elementary |
42,000.00 |
|
Dickson County Schools |
Dickson Elementary |
13,000.00 |
|
Dyer County Schools |
Holice Powell Elementary |
21,000.00 |
|
Dyersburg City Schools |
Dyersburg High School |
15,000.00 |
|
Eckerd Youth Alternatives |
Eckerd Academy at Deer Lodge |
2,000.00 |
|
Elizabethton City Schools |
East Side |
7,000.00 |
|
Etowah City Schools |
Etowah Elementary |
20,493.00 |
|
Fayetteville City Schools |
Ralph Askins School |
40,000.00 |
|
Florence Crittenton Agency |
Florence Crittenton Agency |
5,000.00 |
|
Frontier Health, Inc. |
Sullivan House |
5,448.00 |
|
Giles County Schools |
Elkton Elementary |
12,000.00 |
|
Grainger County Schools |
Bean Station Elementary |
37,919.00 |
|
Greene County Schools |
Glenwood Elementary |
18,000.00 |
|
Greeneville City Schools |
Highland Elementary |
11,000.00 |
|
Grundy County Schools |
Palmer Elementary |
6,500.00 |
|
Hamblen County Schools |
Lincoln Heights Elementary |
42,000.00 |
|
Hamilton County Schools |
Clifton Hills Elementary |
17,000.00 |
|
Hancock County Schools |
Hancock County Elementary |
8,119.00 |
|
Hardin County |
West Hardin Elementary |
20,500.00 |
|
Hawkins County |
Keplar Elementary |
12,000.00 |
|
Haywood County |
East Side Elementary |
25,700.00 |
|
Helen Ross McNabb-Gateway Center |
Gateway Center |
12,000.00 |
|
Henry County |
Henry County High School |
25,000.00 |
|
Hickman County Schools |
Hickman County Middle School |
32,000.00 |
|
Hollow Rock-Bruceton SSD |
Hollow-Rock Bruceton SSD |
4,400.00 |
|
Houston County |
Erin Elementary |
23,000.00 |
|
Humboldt City |
Stigall Magnet Academy |
12,839.00 |
|
Humphrey County |
Waverly Jr. High |
20,788.00 |
|
Huntingdon Special School District |
Huntingdon Primary |
21,000.00 |
|
Jackson County Schools |
Gainesboro Elementary |
24,000.00 |
|
Jackson-Madison County |
North Parkway Elementary |
13,300.00 |
|
Jefferson County |
Rush Strong Elementary |
13,000.00 |
|
Johnson City |
North Side |
6,200.00 |
|
Johnson County |
Moutain City Elementary |
41,680.00 |
|
King's Daughters School |
King's Daughters School |
3,800.00 |
|
Kingsport City |
T. Roosevelt Elementary |
24,000.00 |
|
Knox County |
Maynard Elementary |
13,000.00 |
|
Lake County |
Lara Kendall Elementary |
22,500.00 |
|
Lauderdale County |
Halls High School |
4,400.00 |
|
Lawrence County |
Ethridge Elementary |
28,000.00 |
|
Lebanon SSD |
Byars Dowdy Elementary |
11,600.00 |
|
Lenoir City Schools |
Lenoir City Elementary |
15,548.00 |
|
Lewis County |
Lewis County Elementary |
19,000.00 |
|
Lexington City |
Caywood Elementary School |
27,000.00 |
|
Lincoln County Schools |
Stone Bridge Academy |
17,000.00 |
|
Loudon County |
Steekee Elementary |
16,500.00 |
|
Macon County Schools |
Westside Elementary |
7,000.00 |
|
Manchester City Schools |
College Street Elementary |
38,950.00 |
|
Marion County Schools |
South Pittsburg Elementary |
30,000.00 |
|
Marshall County |
Westhills Elementary |
30,000.00 |
|
Maury County Schools |
Brown Elem |
14,000.00 |
|
McKenzie SSD |
McKenzie Elementary School |
17,000.00 |
|
McMinn County |
E. K. Baker Elementary |
12,500.00 |
|
McNairy County |
Michie |
7,500.00 |
|
Meigs County |
Meigs North |
24,475.00 |
|
Memphis City Schools |
Central Nutrition Center |
191,000.00 |
|
Metro Nashville Public Schools |
Cameron Middle |
9,000.00 |
|
Milan Special School District |
Milan Elementary |
6,900.00 |
|
Monroe County Schools |
Coker Creek Elementary |
21,000.00 |
|
Murfreesboro City Schools |
Hobgood Elementary |
20,000.00 |
|
Newport City Schools |
Newport Grammar |
15,000.00 |
|
Oak Ridge City Schools |
Glenwood Elementary |
63,000.00 |
|
Obion County |
South Fulton Elementary |
8,450.00 |
|
Overton County Schools |
A.H. Roberts Elementary |
17,000.00 |
|
Paris Special School District |
W. G, Rhea Elementary |
15,000.00 |
|
Perry County Schools |
Linden Elementary |
35,000.00 |
|
Pickett County Schools |
Pickett County K-8 |
6,000.00 |
|
Polk County Schools |
Benton Elementary |
20,000.00 |
|
Putnam County |
Baxter Elementary |
25,500.00 |
|
Rhea County |
Rhea County High |
26,396.00 |
|
Richard City |
Richard Hardy Memorial School |
7,500.00 |
|
Roane County |
Harriman Middle School |
13,000.00 |
|
Robertson County |
Bransford Elementary |
12,000.00 |
|
Rutherford County Schools |
Smyrna Middle |
15,000.00 |
|
Scott County |
Fariview Elem. |
9,800.00 |
|
Sequatchie County |
Sequatchie county High |
15,220.00 |
|
Sevier County |
Northview Elementary |
11,462.00 |
|
Shelby County |
Millington Middle |
7,328.00 |
|
Smith County |
Forks River Elementary |
20,000.00 |
|
State Special School |
Alvin C. York Institute |
14,000.00 |
|
Sullivan County Schools |
Sullivan North High School |
9,847.00 |
|
Sumner County Schools |
Bethpage Elementary |
2,400.00 |
|
Sweetwater |
Brown Intermediate |
25,100.00 |
|
Trenton Special School District |
Peabody High School |
10,000.00 |
|
Trousdale County |
Trousdale County Elementary |
10,000.00 |
|
Tullahoma City Schools |
Jack T. Farrar Elementary |
27,000.00 |
|
Unicoi |
Unicoi Elementary |
35,000.00 |
|
Union City School System |
Union City Middle |
6,100.00 |
|
Union County |
Luttrell Elementary |
11,927.00 |
|
Van Buren County Schools |
Van Buren County High School |
30,000.00 |
|
Wayne County Schools |
Collinwood High |
35,000.00 |
|
West Carroll Special School District |
West Carroll Elementary |
7,000.00 |
|
White County Schools |
White County High |
25,000.00 |
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Total |
2,274,834.00 |