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The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction $241,110,379.45 on October 1, 2025, under the National School Lunch Program (CFDA 10.555), a formula grant providing cash grants and food donations to assist states in delivering nutritious nonprofit lunch service to school children and encouraging domestic consumption of nutritious agricultural commodities. The award funds the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, the state agency administering NSLP, distributes funding to participating schools and school food authorities across Wisconsin to reimburse them for reimbursable meals served at federally established meal pattern rates and to eligible children at free or reduced prices. The recipient maintains records of nonprofit food service operations, determines school eligibility, and reviews written applications from school food authorities seeking to participate.

Sub-awards flow to approximately 80 named school districts, public schools, charter schools, private and parochial schools, childcare centers, Head Start programs, and other child nutrition providers across Wisconsin. Named sub-recipients include Northwood Charter Schools (Northstar), Walworth JT School District 1, School District of Neillsville, New Auburn School District, Janesville Community Day Care Center Inc., North Crawford School District, Wauwatosa School District, Lodi School District, Dodgeville Schools, School District of Ashland, Wood County Head Start Inc., Salem School District, Madison Area Technical College District, and dozens of additional school districts and childcare organizations. All sub-awards carry the April 1, 2026 date and NSLP designation. Several sub-award records contain no named sub-recipient detail in the source.