CNP CIL child and adult care

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services $4.319 million under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CFDA 10.558) on October 1, 2025, for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

The award funds nutritious meals and snacks in eligible child and adult care facilities operating in Missouri, together with monitoring, training, and technical assistance for participating providers. The CACFP operates through written agreements between the state administering agency and USDA's Food and Nutrition Service, with the state entering into permanent agreements with approved child and adult care institutions.

The Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services passes funds to multiple sub-recipients delivering direct nutrition services. Named sub-recipients include Saving Our Children (a Missouri-based nonprofit), Holden Public School District R III, McDonald County R-1 School District, the Board of Education of the City of St. Louis, Marshfield R-1 School District, Kansas City Public Schools, Independence School District, and Kindercare Education LLC. Each sub-recipient provides nutritious meals and snacks to eligible participants in child and adult care facilities, supported by monitoring, training, and technical assistance activities.