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This federal Cooperative Agreement award in the amount of $2,150,000.00 was granted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the National Food Service Management Institute Administration and Staffing Grant program (CFDA 10.587). The award was made to the University of Mississippi to support the administration and staffing of the Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN), which is part of the university's School of Applied Science.

The ICN serves as the only federally funded national center dedicated to providing comprehensive educational resources, technical assistance, and applied research to strengthen K-12 school nutrition programs nationwide. Under this Cooperative Agreement, the University of Mississippi will leverage the funding to develop training materials, conduct research, and deliver resources to nutrition professionals across the country. The goal is to enhance the effectiveness and quality of school meal programs by supporting child nutrition management and operations.