Brady Public Schools has been awarded $97,097.85 through the Nebraska Department of Education's Rural Health Transformation Program to modernize its school kitchen.
The funding will allow the district to make significant improvements to a kitchen that has not been updated in decades. Superintendent Ann Foster completed the grant application over the summer to help secure funding for the project.
Planned upgrades include a new walk-in freezer, a salad bar preparation area, a three-compartment sink for washing dishes and a new serving line.
The improvements will help bring the kitchen up to code, improve food preparation and service, and allow the school to offer more fresh, madefrom- scratch meals to students.
“I am so excited that we will be able to bring our kitchen up to code and provide mor…