2005 Vermont Code - § 1262a. — Award of grants

§ 1262a. Award of grants

(a) The state board of education may, from funds appropriated for this subsection to the department of education, award grants to school boards which establish and operate food programs, provided the amount of any grant shall not be more than the amount necessary, in addition to the charge made for the meal and any reimbursement from federal funds, to pay the actual cost of the meal.

(b) The state board may, from funds available to the department of education for this subsection, award grants to school districts which need to initiate or expand food programs in order to meet the requirements of section 1264 of this title and which seek assistance in meeting the cost of initiation or expansion. The amount of the grants shall be limited to seventy-five percent of the cost deemed necessary by the commissioner to construct, renovate or acquire additional facilities and equipment to provide lunches to all pupils, and shall be reduced by the amount of funds available from federal or other sources, including those funds available under section 3448 of this title. The state board, upon recommendation of the commissioner, shall direct school districts seeking grants under this section to share facilities and equipment for the provision of lunches wherever more efficient and effective operation of food programs can be expected to result. (Added 1969, No. 21, § 2; amended 1973, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)