Providing our children safe and nutritious meals at school is a key priority for the Obama Administration. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) helped meet this goal through its $100 million investment in local school systems to enhance the nutritional quality of school meals. This funding went towards the purchase of new kitchen equipment for thousands of schools across America participating in the National School Lunch Program . Priority was given to schools that have at least 50 percent of the students eligible for free or reduced-priced meals.
