School / CN locl food proc & MG

The South Dakota Department of Education received a $6.34 million Formula Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. The grant was awarded under the National School Lunch Program (CFDA #10.555) on January 1, 2022 for the period through September 30, 2023.

The National School Lunch Program is intended to provide nutritious, nonprofit lunches to school children and encourage domestic consumption of nutritious agricultural commodities. Accordingly, the South Dakota Department of Education will utilize the grant funding to support school food procurement and management activities within the state through September 2023. As the direct recipient of the award, the Department will oversee grant-funded efforts to provide school lunches and purchase local agricultural goods in accordance with the goals of the National School Lunch Program.