CNP meal reimbursement

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Wyoming Department of Education $653,433 in formula grant funding on October 1, 2025, under the State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition program (CFDA 10.560) to support child nutrition program meal reimbursement activities. The award covers the period from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in Wyoming.

Under this program, the state agency receives funds calculated as a percentage of child nutrition program expenditures from the second preceding fiscal year — one percent of National School Lunch, School Breakfast, and Special Milk Program funds, and a tiered percentage of Child and Adult Care Food Program funds. The Wyoming Department of Education uses these administrative expenses to supervise and provide technical assistance to local schools, school districts, and institutions conducting child nutrition programs throughout the state. The department is required to maintain an approved State Administrative Expenses plan, keep detailed accounting records of fund authorizations and obligations, and undergo annual single audit. The state may carry over up to twenty percent of allocated funds to the succeeding fiscal year.