Cacfp sponsor admin

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Maine Department of Education $524,436 on October 1, 2025, under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CFDA 10.558) to administer nonprofit food service programs for children and adults enrolled in day care facilities, children attending afterschool care programs in low-income areas, and children residing in emergency shelters across Maine through September 30, 2027.

The Maine Department of Education passes funding to nine sub-recipients delivering CACFP services: Southern Kennebec Child Development Corporation, Androscoggin Head Start and Child Care (doing business as Promise Early Education Center), Community Concepts Incorporated, Western Maine Community Action Inc., Penquis C.a.p. Inc. (doing business as Penquis Cap Inc.), Aroostook County Action Program (doing business as ACAP), Waldo Community Action Partners (doing business as Waldo County Committee For Social Action), and Family Focus Inc. Sub-awards to these organizations carry award dates ranging from January 5, 2026, to July 1, 2026. Each sub-recipient operates nonprofit food service programs providing nutritious meals and snacks that contribute to wellness, healthy growth, and development of young children, and health and wellness of older adults and chronically impaired disabled persons in their respective service areas within Maine.