CNP meal reimbursement

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Department of Education Iowa $3,973,044 in formula grant funding on October 1, 2025 under the State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition program (CFDA 10.560). The award funds administrative expenses and technical assistance that the state agency provides to local schools, school districts, and institutions administering Child Nutrition Programs statewide. Performance runs through September 30, 2027 in Iowa. The funding allocation is calculated annually as a percentage of state expenditures under the National School Lunch Act, School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program, and Child and Adult Care Food Program in the second preceding fiscal year. Release of funds is contingent on the state agency's approval of its initial SAE plan and execution of a written agreement with the Food and Nutrition Service. The state may carry over up to twenty percent of allocated SAE funds for obligation and expenditure in the succeeding fiscal year.