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The School Nutrition Foundation teamed up with industry partners to provide new kitchen equipment to five deserving districts in 2023.
Thank you to our generous donors: Winston Foodservice, ITW Food Equipment Group/ Vulcan and Hobart Brands, Food Warming Equipment (FWE), Cambro Manufacturing, Innoseal Systems, Sterling Manufacturing, and Sterno Delivery!
Congratulations to the 2023 SNF Equipment Grant Recipients! To find out more, please view the press release here: SNF Announces 2023 Equipment Grant Recipients.
Eligibility:
The applicant must be an active director-level member for a minimum of one year (January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023) with the School Nutrition Association (SNA) and have a history of employment in school foodservice. If you need to confirm SNA membership, please call 1-800-877-8822.
There are NO eligibility requirements for a certain percentage of free/reduced eligible students.
The applicant must be responsible for directing the school nutrition program of the school district.
The applicant must represent the entire school district’s equipment needs.
Applications will be reviewed for need, plan to integrate new equipment and impact of new equipment on the school nutrition program.
The following equipment grant scholarships were available in 2023. Individuals will not be awarded more than one scholarship:
The Winston Equipment Grant
NF and Winston have teamed up for more than a decade to help school nutrition professionals address equipment needs in order to better serve students. The Winston Foodservice Equipment Grant program will award equipment to one (1) school district in need of improving its school meal kitchen facilities through a competitive grant process. Equipment received from the Winston Foodservice award will consist of up to 10 pieces of equipment valued up to $100,000 from Winston Foodservice. Once awarded, the recipient will work with a Winston Foodservice representative to determine what best suits their school district’s needs.
Winston Equipment could include CVap® holding cabinets, holding drawers, retherm ovens
How Can I Apply?
The 2023 Winston Equipment Grant Application opens November 1, 2022. Follow this link to apply for the 2023 Winston Equipment Grant. The deadline for the Winston Equipment Grant application is April 30th, 2023, at 11:59 pm EST, only the first 30 applications will be considered. We will announce the recipients in May of 2023. This opportunity is closed.
![Winston-logo Winston-logo](https://schoolnutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Winston-logo.png)
The Vulcan Equipment Grant
![Vulcan-logo Vulcan-logo](https://schoolnutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Vulcan-logo-600x181.png)
The Hobart Equipment Grant
![Hobart-logo Hobart-logo](https://schoolnutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Hobart-logo.png)
The Food Warming Equipment (FWE) Equipment Grant
![SNF-FWE SNF-FWE](https://schoolnutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SNF-FWE.jpg)
The Food Warming Equipment (FWE) Equipment Grant
![Collection-Equipment-Grant Collection-Equipment-Grant](https://schoolnutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Collection-Equipment-Grant.png)
Video Application Process
If you are selected as a finalist, you will be asked to create a 2-3-minute video. School Nutrition Foundation staff will send you directions for the video application process if you are chosen to move on to the next round of judging.
QUESTIONS? Send us an email - Scholarships@schoolnutrition.org