GRANT SUCCESSBrittany Mally, RDQuality Assurance SpecialistNevada Department of AgricultureFood & Nutrition Division

AGENDA• USDA grants NDA received• NDA administered grants• Tips for applying for grants• Tips for Grant Success• Common Mistakes• NSLP Equipment Grant - 2016• Questions

NDA GRANTS RECEIVED• Team Nutrition Training Grant

• 3 year grant, will end 2019• NDA to offer regional trainings each year

• 2016-2017 • HUSSC and SLM• School Wellness Policy implementation

• 2017-2018• School wellness conferences• 1-on-1 culinary trainings

• Conducting student taste tests and implementing new items to menu

NDA GRANTS RECEIVED• Administrative Review Training Grant

• 3 year grant, will end 2019• NDA to offer regional trainings each year and webinars on these topics:

• CEP/Provision II - 2017• Procurement and FSMC - 2018• New sodium targets, OVS, reimbursable meals, fruit and veggies bars in school

lunchrooms - 2019• Working with NDE for statewide DC match SNAP, TANF, FDPIR

• Possible DC Medicaid match next school year• Trainings and technical assistance will be offered with this process

2016-2017 TRAINING TIMELINE

January SLM -Reno

February CEP/Provisio

n 2 – Las Vegas

March CEP/Provision

2 - Reno

March SLM – Elko &

Las Vegas

April SW -

Elko & Las

Vegas

May SW - Reno

January CEP/Provision 2 – Elko

NDA ADMINISTERED GRANTS • NSLP Equipment Assistance Grant

• Application period varies each year• Funds will allow SFAs to purchase equipment to serve healthier meals that

meet the updated meal patterns, with emphasis on more fruits and vegetables in school meals, improved quality of food, improve food safety, and expand access.

• Priority is given to high need schools who have a FRL rate of 50% or greater.• Equipment must be $5,000 or greater

NSLP EQUIPMENT ASSISTANCE GRANT2014/2015

Grant2015-2016 GrantTotal grant awards to date:

$225,994.86

• Caliente Youth Center - $11,800• walk-in freezer

• Esmeralda CSD - $6,505• convection oven

• Lander CSD - $26,729.03• Heat & hold oven• Salad bar• Tilt skillet

• Lincoln CSD – $16,091.03 • Outdoor combo walk-in freezer

• Lyon CSD - $61,455• 3 convection ovens• 3 reach in refrigerators• 2 reach in freezers• 2 commercial dishwashers

• Mater Academy – $13,400• Refrigerator• Cook & hold oven

• Mineral CSD – $5,341.65• Ice machine

• Nye CSD – $16,027• Steamer oven

• Washoe CSD – $64,563.86• Refrigerated delivery truck

• Washoe Co. Dept. JS - $5,536 • Griddle with 2 ovens

NDA ADMINISTERED GRANTS • Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Grant

• Application period is in the spring• Aims to increase fruit and vegetable consumption amongst

elementary students at schools with high rates of FRL• Schools must have 50% or greater FRL%• Schools selected for the program will receive $50-$75.00 per

student to provide fresh fruits and vegetables twice a week to students outside of the school breakfast and lunch program.

• 2015: 85 schools applied, 2016: 91 schools applied • Breakfast After the Bell

• Finished• All becoming more competitive

TIPS FOR SUCCESS

REQUEST FOR APPLICATION• Read and reread the RFA• This has all the information

about the grant and what we will need from you when applying

APPLICATION • Read through once before starting to fill out

• Note application due date• Find out which schools are eligible and what exactly you can ask for

• Gather everything you need to complete it• Use a checklist• Call or email me with any questions• Follow directions for filling out application

• Example “Sign in blue ink”

DUE DATE AND DEADLINES• Aim to have applications in several

days before the due date in case something is missing

• No exceptions…we cannot accept an application or pieces of the application after the due date

NARRATIVE QUESTIONS• Most of the applications have a couple

narrative questions• This is a chance to give more detail and

explain how and why you need and will use the funds

• Write for review, not for you• More subjective section to set your

application apart from the others• If submitting multiple site applications…

• Make each answer individual to that site if possible

• Try and not to copy and paste the same answers for every site

SCORING RUBRIC

• We post the rubric and criteria we use to score and judge applications.

• A cheat sheet for you!• Can’t do much about

objective measures• FRL %• # of students/size of

school• But narrative questions is

where you can make up points

COMMON MISTAKES• Forms missing

• Example: Equipment grant forms• School kitchen info sheet• SFA contact info form

• Signature not in blue ink• Sections left blank• Missed deadlines

THINGS TO REMEMBER• Proof read your application and any forms that you are sending

• Have someone else read through it to make sure everything is clear, makes sense, and to catch any errors

• Read any narrative sections out loud to yourself• Do not wait until the last minute to work on and submit application

• Set calendar reminders to help you complete the application on time• Run through the checklist before submitting

2016 EQUIPMENT ASSISTANCE GRANT

• New RFA for NSLP Equipment Assistance Grant• To be released later today!• Applications due Friday December 9th by 5 pm. • $238,944 available in funding• Equipment must be over $5,000 to qualify• 3 quotes for each piece of equipment

OTHER GRANT RESOURCES• Action for Healthy Kids

• http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/tools-for-schools/apply-for-grants

• Fuel Up to Play 60• https://

www.fueluptoplay60.com/funding/general-information

• Alliance for a Healthier Generation• https://schools.healthiergeneration.org/t

ools__resources/funding_opportunities/

QUESTIONSContact InformationBrittany MallyQuality Assurance Specialist(775) 353-3663b.mally@agri.nv.gov