CNP commodity distribution

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Department of Agriculture Pennsylvania $2,061,585 on October 1, 2025, under the State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition program (CFDA 10.560), a formula grant supporting state administrative operations in child nutrition program supervision and technical assistance.

The award funds administrative expenses for the Department of Agriculture Pennsylvania's oversight and technical assistance to local schools, school districts, and institutions conducting Child Nutrition Programs, including the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program, and Child and Adult Care Food Program. The formula allocation reflects one percent of funds expended by Pennsylvania during the preceding fiscal year under the National School Lunch Act and Child Nutrition Act, adjusted according to program-specific formulas for the Child and Adult Care Food Program.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. Work is performed in Pennsylvania. The Department of Agriculture Pennsylvania, a child agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania headquartered in Harrisburg, serves as the state administering agency for multiple USDA nutrition programs and maintains responsibility for TEFAP, SNAP, WIC, and CSFP program administration serving low-income populations statewide. Release of the award was contingent upon approval of Pennsylvania's State Administrative Expenses plan and execution of a written agreement with FNS. The state may carryover up to twenty percent of allocated SAE funds for obligation and expenditure during the succeeding fiscal year and is required to maintain single-audit compliance annually.