School Kitchen Infrastructure Improvement

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NM School Kitchen Infrastructure Improvement Application

The School Kitchen Infrastructure Improvement application can be found by clicking on the link below. The application form will be open from Monday, March 11, 2024, through Tuesday, April 30, 2024, closing at 5pm (MST). Applications will be reviewed and scored, and awards will be made no later than July 1st, 2024. Funds will be distributed on a reimbursement basis through June 30, 2026. All contracts awarded under this Invitation to Submit Project Applications will terminate on June 30, 2026.

NM School Kitchen Infrastructure Improvement Grant

The Office of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, in coordination with the Department of Finance and Administration, is pleased to announce the School Kitchen Infrastructure Improvement Grant. The purpose of this grant is for projects statewide for kitchen infrastructure, equipment, renovation, and construction. The purpose of these funds is to provide statewide funding for kitchen equipment, kitchen infrastructure upgrades, and kitchen renovations to encourage the preparation of school meals that are scratch cooked and freshly prepared.

Funds will be distributed on a reimbursement basis through June 30, 2026. All contracts awarded under this Invitation to Submit Project Applications will terminate on June 30, 2026.

Guidance on eligible uses of Fund disbursements by governments is available below.

NM School Kitchen Infrastructure Improvement Guidance

NM School Kitchen Infrastructure Improvement Guidance Documents
Title File Type
Exhibit 3 — Final Report Word

NM School Kitchen Infrastructure Improvement Information

School Kitchen Infrastructure Contact Information

School Kitchen Infrastructure Improvement Program Contacts
Name Role Phone
Kendal Chavez Food & Hunger Coordinator 505-670-2178
Michael Chavez NM SKII Grant Administrator 505-827-7592
Patrick Holmes NM SKII Grant Administrator 505-699-4194

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