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This $5,892,038 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National School Lunch Program (CFDA 10.555) supports the Cnmi Public School System (Cnmi PSS), the official education department responsible for public K-12 schools in the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The grant funding enables Cnmi PSS to deliver a range of services, including operating public elementary and secondary schools, providing special education programs, supporting early childhood education, preserving indigenous languages, and expanding mental health and career training initiatives for students and families across the islands of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. Specific activities funded under this award include procuring food, operating non-profit meal programs, implementing nutrition education, and upgrading kitchen equipment to ensure students have access to healthy, nutritious lunches. The 2-year grant term runs from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2025.