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The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Education $389,397,985 on October 1, 2025, under the National School Lunch Program (CFDA 10.555) to provide cash subsidies and USDA Foods supporting nutritionally balanced meals served at low-cost or no-cost to school children, with performance through September 30, 2026.

The award operates as a formula grant channeled through Virginia's state education agency to local school districts and participating institutions across Virginia. The State Board of Education reviews and approves school food authority applications and maintains oversight of participating schools' compliance with federal meal pattern requirements and nonprofit food service operations. Participating schools receive reimbursement for meals served to eligible children at free or reduced price, and school food authorities can claim reimbursement for snacks served in approved afterschool programs with educational or enrichment components.

The award obligates $389,397,985 in federal funding. Place of performance is Virginia.

The recipient passes funding to more than seventy sub-recipients, predominantly Virginia public school districts serving students in their local jurisdictions. Notable sub-recipients include the School Board of the City of Virginia Beach, Fairfax County Public Schools, Henrico County Public Schools, and York County School Division. Additional sub-recipients include specialized institutions: the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice operates the National School Lunch Program at juvenile correctional facilities; residential care providers such as Jackson-Feild Homes and ST. Mary's Home For Disabled Children, Inc. furnish meals to children in care; and nonprofit partners including Cover 3 Football, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula, Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Virginia, Feed More Inc., Child Care Resources Inc., Youth For Tomorrow—New Life Center, Inc., and The Campagna Center Inc. provide meals through the Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program to children and adults in non-residential day care, afterschool, and youth development settings.