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The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded $16.537 million to the Maine Department of Education on October 1, 2025, under the National School Lunch Program (CFDA 10.555), a formula grant to assist states in providing nutritious nonprofit lunch service for school children and encouraging domestic consumption of nutritious agricultural commodities.

The award funds pass-through to 76 sub-recipients—Maine school administrative districts, regional school units, municipalities, tribal education committees, and community action organizations—distributed across all 16 Maine counties. These sub-recipients provide nutritious lunch services, fresh fruits and vegetables, and supporting infrastructure to Maine's public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions. The period of performance runs October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. Place of performance is Maine, USA.

Sub-recipients include Maine School Administrative Districts 1–75 (where registered), regional school units, school unions, and independent school departments serving K-12 students; the City of Bangor and Town of Brunswick (providing pass-through administration); tribal government education committees (Indian Island Penobscot School Committee, Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy School Committee); and community action and child development organizations (Kennebec Valley Community Action, Penquis C.a.p., Waldo Community Action Partners, Southern Kennebec Child Development Corporation, Androscoggin Head Start and Child Care, Community Concepts, Aroostook County Action Program, and Western Maine Community Action). All sub-awards were dated December 23, 2025.