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The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Department of Education New Hampshire $7,269,405 under the National School Lunch Program (CFDA 10.555) formula grant, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

The award funds New Hampshire's administration of the National School Lunch Program, which provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or no-cost lunches to children in participating public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions. The state agency uses the funding to review school food authority applications, determine school eligibility, establish written participation agreements with schools and institutions, and oversee compliance with federal meal pattern requirements and nonprofit food service operation standards. School food authorities receiving reimbursement through this funding must maintain comprehensive records of their food service operations, including finances, menu planning, meal counting, and pricing, and make those records available to the state for review. Participating schools must offer lunches at free or reduced prices to eligible children and may also receive reimbursement for approved afterschool snacks.

Performance occurs in New Hampshire. The award is classified as a formula grant, assistance type through which states and territories administer the federal lunch program in collaboration with local school districts and institutions.