CNP meal reimbursement

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction $5.415 million on October 1, 2025, under the State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition program (CFDA 10.560) to support CNP meal reimbursement activities.

The award funds administrative expenses for supervising and providing technical assistance to local schools, school districts, and institutions conducting Child Nutrition Programs, including the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program, and Child and Adult Care Food Program. The funding covers Wisconsin's state administrative overhead for program administration, technical support, and compliance oversight.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, with all work performed in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, as the state agency administering child nutrition programs, receives the award and serves as the pass-through entity distributing funds to local educational agencies and child nutrition program operators statewide. Under the program structure, the state agency must maintain an approved State Administrative Expenses plan, comply with annual single audit requirements, and track all administrative expenditures against authorized fund allocations. The state may carry over up to twenty percent of allocated SAE funds into the succeeding fiscal year for obligation and expenditure.