CNP meal reimbursement

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education $8,485,601 on October 1, 2025, under the State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition program (CFDA 10.560) for child nutrition program meal reimbursement activities. The award funds administrative expenses in supervising and providing technical assistance to local schools, school districts, and institutions conducting Child Nutrition Programs, including the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program, and Child and Adult Care Food Program. The period of performance runs through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in Massachusetts. DESE administers this funding and distributes resources to local educational agencies and schools throughout the Commonwealth as a pass-through entity. The allocation reflects the formula-based methodology under which FNS determines annual SAE (State Administrative Expenses) amounts based on the prior fiscal year's expenditures under applicable Child Nutrition Act provisions, with carryover authority of up to twenty percent for obligation in the succeeding fiscal year.