CNP meal reimbursement

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Pennsylvania Department of Education $13,067,361 on October 1, 2025 under the State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition program (CFDA 10.560), a formula grant providing funds for administrative expenses and technical assistance related to Child Nutrition Programs.

The award funds Pennsylvania's supervision and support of local schools, school districts, and institutions conducting National School Lunch, School Breakfast, Special Milk, and Child and Adult Care Food Programs. The funding is allocated annually based on a formula tied to each state's prior-year Child Nutrition Program expenditures, with the state receiving one percent of funds expended under the National School Lunch Act and Child Nutrition Act, and tiered percentages of funds expended under the Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Period of performance runs from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Education, operating through its Budget and Fiscal Management Division, is the recipient and passes funds through to local educational agencies and institutions. Release of the obligated funds is contingent on approval of the state's administrative expense plan and a written agreement with the Food and Nutrition Service. The state may carry over up to twenty percent of allocated SAE funds to the succeeding fiscal year and must maintain annual single audit compliance and detailed accounting records segregating fund authorizations, obligations, unobligated balances, assets, liabilities, outlays, and income.