The Department of Education Arkansas received a $2,636,046.87 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CFDA 10.558). This program provides funding to state agencies to support 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. The grant award period is from...
This $6,231,161.66 federal Formula Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (CFDA 10.560 - State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition) provides funding to the Arkansas Department of Education to support administrative oversight and technical assistance for critical child nutrition initiatives in the state. The grant enables the Arkansas Department of Education to supervise and coordinate services for the National School Lunch Program,...
This federal Formula Grant award of $643,495.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service is provided under the State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition program (CFDA 10.560). The grant funding supports the Arkansas Department of Education, doing business as Arkansas State Accountability, in providing administrative oversight and technical assistance for critical child nutrition initiatives across the state, including the National School Lunch...
The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Arkansas Department of Human Services a $2.1 million Formula Grant under the Child and Adult Care Food Program for the period of October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The Child and Adult Care Food Program aims to assist states in operating nonprofit food service programs for low-income children and adults enrolled in nonresidential day care centers, afterschool care programs, and adult day care facilities. Through this...
This federal Formula Grant award of $384,565,240.70 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the National School Lunch Program (CFDA 10.555). The funding supports the delivery of nutritionally balanced, low-cost or no-cost lunches to school children across the state of Arkansas. Key services include food procurement, meal program operations, nutrition education, and kitchen equipment upgrades for schools to ensure students have access to healthy meals...
This federal Formula Grant award of $54,579,690.43 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service to the Arkansas Department of Education under the National School Lunch Program (CFDA 10.555). The grant supports the delivery of nutritionally balanced, low-cost or no-cost lunches to school children across Arkansas. Key funded services include food procurement, meal program operations, nutrition education initiatives, and kitchen equipment upgrades for schools. The...
This $1,009,143 Formula Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CFDA 10.565). The grant supports the state of Arkansas in improving the health of low-income elderly persons aged 60 and above by providing supplemental nutritious USDA Foods. The Arkansas Department of Education, which serves as the state's primary education agency, will receive and administer this one-year grant from October 1,...
The Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education, known as the Early Childhood Commission, was awarded a $49.36 million Formula Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant funding supports the National School Lunch Program (CFDA #10.555), which provides cash assistance and food donations to help states offer nutritious, nonprofit lunch...
This federal Project Grant award of $746,268.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the Child Nutrition-Technology Innovation Grant (CFDA 10.541) program supports the Department of Education Arkansas in developing, improving, and maintaining automated information systems for Child Nutrition Programs (CNPs). The grant aims to leverage technological solutions to enhance program accountability, data accuracy, performance measurement, and management...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,100,000.00 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 Arkansas Department of Human Services, Office of Finance Division in developing, improving, and maintaining automated information systems for Child Nutrition Programs (CNPs), including the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult...