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The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the District of Columbia, Government Of (doing business as the DC State Education Office) $58,076,132 on October 1, 2025, under the National School Lunch Program (CFDA 10.555), a formula grant supporting nutritious nonprofit lunch services for school children and residential child care institutions. The award funds the delivery of nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children across Washington, D.C. public and nonprofit private schools and child care facilities through September 30, 2026.

The District of Columbia passed funding to over 60 sub-recipients, including public charter schools, child development centers, food service vendors, and community organizations. Sub-recipients delivering school meal services include charter school networks (Learn DC Public Charter School, Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools, Kipp DC, Monument Academy, Bridges Public Charter School, Center City Public Charter Schools, Shining Stars Montessori Academy), early childhood and child development centers (Rosemount Center Inc., Centronia Inc., Bright Beginnings Inc., Educare of Washington DC, Barbara Chambers Children's Center, Woodbridge Daycare Center), food service operators (Aramark Services Inc., Sodexo Operations LLC, Gordon Food Service Inc., Whitsons Food Service, Capital Area Food Bank), and community support organizations (United Planning Organization, House of Ruth, DC Central Kitchen Inc.). Individual charter schools and smaller providers including Spanish Education Development Center, Latin American Montessori Bilingual Public Charter School, and multiple minority-owned and women-owned child development centers received pass-through funding to support meal provision in their educational settings.