CNP CIL child and adult care

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Department of Education Indiana (Superintendent of Public Instruction) $2.562 million under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CFDA 10.558) on October 1, 2025, with performance through September 30, 2026, for reimbursements supporting nutritious meals and snacks to eligible children and adults enrolled in participating child care centers, day care homes, and afterschool care programs in low-income areas across Indiana.

The recipient administers the program in partnership with the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, distributing federal funds to child care and adult day care sponsoring organizations, centers, and homes. The program also supports state administrative expenses. The recipient is a state government entity serving as Indiana's primary educational administrative body.

The award carries 61 sub-awards issued July 31, 2026 to child care providers, nonprofit organizations, school districts, and community action agencies throughout Indiana. Named sub-recipients include Martin Luther King School Inc. (Fort Wayne), Flanner House of Indianapolis Inc., Early Learning Indiana Inc. (Child Care Answers), Lewis Cass Schools, Pathways Inc. (Bloomington), Ark Inc. (Evansville), Ohio Valley Opportunities Inc. (Madison), Lake Ridge Schools (Gary), Early Childhood Alliance Inc. (Fort Wayne), Pace Community Action Agency Inc., Boys & Girls Clubs of Elkhart County Inc., Professional Child Care Association of Southwestern Indiana Inc., Kendallville Day Care Center Inc., Monroe Community Christian School Inc. (Bloomington), Manchester Community Child Care Association Inc., Area IV Agency on Aging and Community Action Programs Inc., ST. Mary's Child Center Inc. (Indianapolis), Randolph County YMCA, Concord Neighborhood Center, Turnstone Center for Children & Adults with Disabilities Inc., Young Men's Christian Association of Muncie Indiana Inc., Young Men's Christian Association of Madison County, Head Start Consortium (Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties), Villages of Indiana Inc. (Bloomington), Western Indiana Community Action Agency Inc. (Terre Haute), Riverview Adult Day Center Inc., Franklin Township Community School Corporation, Human Services Inc. (Columbus), Kindercare Education LLC, Union Hospital Inc., Kokomo Center Township Consolidated School, Southlake/Tri-City Management Corp. (Geminus Corporation), and Lionheart Childrens Academy. The source does not specify obligated amounts or performance scope for individual sub-recipients.