CNP CN block programs total consolidated

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the New York State Education Department $89,115,143 on October 1, 2025, under the National School Lunch Program (CFDA 10.555), a formula grant supporting nutritious nonprofit lunch service for school children through September 30, 2026. The award consolidated child nutrition block programming across New York State, with the Education Department serving as the state administering agency responsible for determining school eligibility and overseeing program implementation in compliance with federal meal pattern requirements.

The recipient distributed funding through sub-awards to over seventy school districts, charter schools, and nonprofit educational institutions across New York, including General Brown Central School District, Cohoes City School District, Lafayette Central School District, Troy City Schools, and numerous others. Sub-recipients operated the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program, and Afterschool Snack Program, providing reimbursable meals at free or reduced price to eligible children. Participating institutions maintained records of nonprofit food service operations, menu planning, meal counting, and pricing in relation to food costs, subject to state agency review. Performance occurred statewide at participating schools and residential child care institutions throughout New York.