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THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234

Office of P-20 Education Policy
Child Nutrition Program Administration
89 Washington Avenue, Room 375 EBA, Albany, NY 12234
Phone: (518) 473-8781 Fax: (518) 473-0018
To: 
School Food Service Directors/Managers
From: 
Child Nutrition Program Administration
Date: 
Monday, May 5, 2025
Subject: 
Request for Proposal for the FY24 NSLP Equipment Assistance Grant for SFAs

The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Child Nutrition Program Office has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the FY24 National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Equipment Assistance Grant for School Food Authorities (SFAs).

  • RFP 97 is posted at Grants Administered by NYSED:

RFP 97 FY2024 National School Lunch Program Equipment Assistance Grant for School Food Authorities | New York State Education Department

  • Questions regarding this grant must be emailed to RFP97@nysed.gov by May 19, 2025. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted to the link above by June 2, 2025.
  • Fully completed applications including all required documents per the RFP must be uploaded into the SharePoint site by 5:00 p.m. on June 16, 2025.

Submission Process

A SharePoint site for application submissions has been created for this RFP. Permission to access the SharePoint site for uploading applications is granted by the NYSED Child Nutrition Program Office. The SharePoint site exists only to upload completed applications and is not used to complete the application itself. Please see the FY24 SharePoint Instructions.

All food service directors, business officials and Child Nutrition fiscal contacts entered in the Child Nutrition Management System (CNMS) as a contact for an NSLP-participating eligible SFA will be sent an email invitation to gain access to the SharePoint site. Please allow 24-48 hours from the posting of the RFP to receive this email invitation.

Potential applicants that did not receive the invitation email should request an invitation via RFP97@nysed.gov. The email request must contain the SFA name, SFA LEA code, the individual’s name, title, and email that wishes to be granted access to the SharePoint site.

Invitation requests for SharePoint will be accepted and approved until 4:00 pm June 16, 2025. Requests to access SharePoint after this time will not be granted.

It is recommended that the SFA administration designate only one duly authorized user to upload all submissions for the SFA.

For additional information, please review the grant application documents at the link above and email RFP97@nysed.gov with any questions.

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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/ad-3027.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:

  1. mail:
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
  2. fax:
    (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
  3. email:
    Program.Intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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