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The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services $4,758,341 under the National School Lunch Program (CFDA 10.555) on October 1, 2025, for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This formula grant funds cash reimbursements and nutrition assistance for school lunch programs operated by public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions across Montana. The award supports nutritionally balanced, low-cost or no-cost lunches served to school children each day, with participating schools receiving cash subsidies for each reimbursable meal served in compliance with federal meal pattern requirements. Montana's state agency is responsible for determining school eligibility, reviewing written applications from school food authorities, and maintaining federal-state agreements with participating institutions. School food authorities must keep full and accurate records of nonprofit food service operations, including finances, menu planning, meal counting and claiming, and make records available to the state agency for review. Eligible children may apply for free or reduced-price meals through applications furnished by the Food and Nutrition Service, the state agency, or the school food authority. All participating schools must operate on a nonprofit basis and serve meals available to all children regardless of race, sex, color, national origin, age, or disability. The assistance type is a formula grant.