CNP CN block programs total consolidated

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded Kansas State Department of Education $193.579 million under the National School Lunch Program (CFDA 10.555) on October 1, 2025, with final completion scheduled for September 30, 2026. This formula grant provides cash assistance and USDA Foods to participating Kansas schools to support nutritionally balanced, low-cost or no-cost lunch service for eligible students. Recipient school food authorities receive cash reimbursement for each meal served, subject to federal meal pattern requirements and income-based eligibility determinations by the state agency. Kansas State Department of Education distributes sub-awards to 47 school districts, educational cooperatives, non-profit child care and community organizations, and religious institutions across the state to operate school lunch programs and related nutrition services. Sub-recipients include urban districts such as Kansas City Kansas Public Schools and Lawrence Public Schools, rural districts including Burlingame School District and Lakin Unified School District 215, and organizations providing child nutrition services such as Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City and Catholic Charities. The pass-through funding supports core nutrition program operations at participating schools throughout Kansas. Performance occurs statewide across all participating school sites within Kansas.