Chinese Government provides $2 million grant to support School Feeding Program

$2M USD

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Grenada
Country	Grenada
Start Date	Jan 01, 2005
End Date	Oct 15, 2026
Duration	7,957 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`54660`

Grant Description

According to internal records that the Government of Grenada shared with AidData in June 2018, the Chinese Government provided a $2,000,000 grant to the Government of Grenada in 2005 to support the implementation of the country’s School Feeding Program (PAE).

The program was designed to provided primary and secondary school students of Grenada with adequate and better food, education on the nutritional value of local food, introduce school gardens/orchards, and provide equipment for these goals. Around 9,400 students were provided with a cooked lunch and may waive the fee dependent on need.

There was no limit on the number of students who can receive a free meal.

📋 Staff Comments

1. The main source (see Dropbox link) was provided to AidData by a Ministry of Finance official in Grenada.

📚 Sources & References

SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMME
Grenada - Social Safety Net Assessment
Grenada OECS Fiscal Issues: Policies to Achieve Fiscal Sustainability and Improve Efficiency and Equity of Public Expenditures
FUNDING - PRC - 2005 -2017
Funding from the Government of China Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.