CNP SAF (o) - child nutrition program

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Minnesota Department of Education $390,022.50 on October 1, 2025, under the State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition program (CFDA 10.560), a formula grant supporting administrative expenses for supervising and providing technical assistance to local schools and institutions conducting Child Nutrition Programs.

The award covers the period of performance from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Minnesota. The State Administrative Expenses program allocates funds to state agencies administering the National School Lunch, School Breakfast, Special Milk, and Child and Adult Care Food Programs. Allocation methodology for participating states is based on a percentage of funds expended during the second preceding fiscal year: one percent for National School Lunch, School Breakfast, and Special Milk Programs; and a tiered structure for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (twenty percent of the first $50,000, ten percent of the next $100,000, five percent of the next $250,000, and two and one-half percent of remaining funds). State agencies may carry over up to twenty percent of allocated SAE funds for obligation and expenditure in the succeeding fiscal year. Release of funds is contingent on FNS approval of the state agency's initial SAE plan and execution of a written agreement specifying terms, conditions, and fund authorization via letter of credit.