Formula Grant 224MA903N8903
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education received a Formula Grant award of $111.5 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the National School Lunch Program (CFDA 10.555), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award provides cash subsidies and USDA Foods to support the delivery of nutritionally balanced, low-cost or no-cost lunches to eligible school children across Massachusetts....
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education a Formula Grant of $175.54 million under the National School Lunch Program (CFDA 10.555) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award provides cash subsidies and USDA Foods to support nutritionally balanced, low-cost or no-cost lunch service for eligible school children across Massachusetts public schools,...
- This $186,251.00 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability program (CFDA 10.579) was made to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education on August 8, 2024. The funding will support the purchase of new equipment needed to serve healthier meals, improve food safety, and enhance overall operations of the National School Lunch Program across the state. The grant has a performance period running...
- The Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education received a $471,294 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability program (CFDA 10.579), also known as the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Equipment Assistance Grants. This funding will be used to provide competitively awarded subgrants to local educational agencies and schools in Massachusetts to purchase equipment valued over $1,000 needed to serve...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education a formula grant of $4.3 million under the State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition program (CFDA 10.560) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. This funding supports the state agency's administrative expenses in supervising and providing technical assistance for the National School Lunch Program, School...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $373,134 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education under the Child Nutrition-Technology Innovation Grant program (CFDA 10.541). The funding, with an effective date of September 20, 2023 and ultimate completion by September 30, 2026, will support the implementation of innovative technology solutions to improve the administration, data accuracy, performance measurement, and...
- The Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education received a $1.1 million Formula Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service on September 30, 2022 to further strengthen food and agriculture supply chain resiliency through the Farm to School State Formula Grant Program (CFDA 10.645). The grant will provide funding through September 30, 2026 to support the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' state-operated farm to school program, with the goal of...
- The Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education was awarded a $925,926 Formula Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. The grant funding will support the Child Nutrition-Technology Innovation Grant program over a three year period ending September 2024. Under this federal grant, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will implement innovative technology solutions to improve program accountability, data accuracy, performance measurement and...
- This federal Project Grant award of $746,268.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the Child Nutrition-Technology Innovation Grant (CFDA 10.541) program. The grant aims to support the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (DESE) in developing, improving, and maintaining automated information systems for Child Nutrition Programs (CNPs), including the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education received a $1.34M formula grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Child Nutrition Division under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP, CFDA 10.558), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. As the state administering agency, DESE serves as the intermediary responsible for receiving and disbursing federal funds to local institutions, nonprofits, and day care providers...
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education received a $34,658,711 formula grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the National School Lunch Program (CFDA #10.555). The grant provides funding and administrative expenses from January 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 to support the state agency's supervision and technical assistance to local schools, school districts, and institutions conducting child nutrition programs. Through 106 sub-awards, the grant funds the state's provision of meals and snacks to students that meet federal nutrition guidelines, with sub-awardees including local education agencies, charter schools, residential child care institutions, and other organizations serving children. The funding helps ensure access to nutritious meals and snacks for economically disadvantaged children throughout Massachusetts.