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The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $2 million Formula Grant to the Montana Office of Public Instruction from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022 under the National School Lunch Program. The grant funding supports the provision of nutritious, nonprofit lunch services to school children in Montana. As the designated state agency to administer the National School Lunch Program, the Montana Office of Public Instruction will utilize the funding to assist local educational agencies and schools in Montana in operating the school lunch program according to federal requirements. This includes reimbursing schools and other service institutions for serving lunches that meet federal nutrition guidelines to children, with the goal of encouraging healthy eating and domestic consumption of agricultural commodities. The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services acts as the parent agency to the Montana Office of Public Instruction for purposes of administering this award.