Federal Grant Award Summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the South Dakota Department of Education $820,064 under the State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition program (CFDA 10.560) on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027. This formula grant provides funding for administrative expenses and technical assistance necessary to supervise and support federally funded child nutrition initiatives across the state, including the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program, and Child and Adult Care Food Program.

The awarded funds support state-level administrative operations essential to implementing and overseeing child nutrition programs at local schools, school districts, and child and adult care institutions. Key activities funded through this award include meal reimbursement processing, commodity distribution oversight, regulatory compliance monitoring, and technical support services provided to local nutrition service providers. As required under the program, the South Dakota Department of Education must maintain detailed accounting records, execute a written federal-state agreement with the Food and Nutrition Service, and comply with annual single audit requirements. State agencies may carry over up to 20 percent of allocated funds for obligation and expenditure in the succeeding fiscal year, subject to federal approval.