Formula Grant 256AR321N2020

The Department of Education Arkansas received a $1,318,739.60 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Child and Adult Care Food Program (CFDA 10.558) with a project period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The grant supports the department's administration of the Child and Adult Care Food Program, which provides funding to state agencies to assist nonprofit food service programs that deliver nutritious meals and snacks to children and elderly or impaired adults enrolled in nonresidential day care facilities and afterschool care programs across Arkansas. The primary objectives are to improve the nutritional quality of meals served, promote healthy eating habits, and provide meal reimbursements to participating care providers. As the state education agency, the Department of Education Arkansas will likely sub-award significant portions of the grant funding to local school districts, nonprofits, tribal organizations, and day care providers to directly implement the meal service, nutrition education, and program oversight activities within their communities.