CNP CN block programs total consolidated

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded $32.178 million to the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction on October 1, 2025, under the National School Lunch Program (CFDA 10.555), a formula grant supporting nutritious nonprofit lunch services for school children and encouraging domestic consumption of nutritious agricultural commodities. The award covers the period through September 30, 2026, and supports school meal operations across North Dakota.

The recipient, North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, administers the funding through sub-awards to more than 60 school districts, tribal schools, child care providers, and specialized educational institutions throughout the state. Sub-recipients deliver free and reduced-price lunches (NSLP Free/Red), paid lunches (NSLP Paid), School Breakfast Program (SBP) meals, and Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meals for family child care homes. School districts receiving sub-awards include Hazen, New Town, Fargo Public Schools, Fairmount, Harvey Public Schools, Standing Rock Community Grant School, Tate Topa Tribal School, Newburg United, and numerous others spanning rural and urban areas of North Dakota. Specialized recipients include Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch (providing meals at a residential treatment center), Sitting Bull College and North Dakota State University (CACFP meals for child care), and child nutrition organizations such as Heartland Child Nutrition Inc., Tot-Lot Child Care Inc., and Creative Beginnings Day Care Center providing CACFP meal support for family child care homes. Diocese of Fargo, Holy Family School, ST. John Paul II Catholic Schools, and other non-profit educational institutions also receive funding for student meal programs. Additionally, the North Dakota School for the Deaf receives nutrition support, and North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation participates in the School Breakfast Program for incarcerated individuals.