CNP commodity distribution

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded $3,754,550 to the State of New York Office of General Services on October 1, 2025, under the State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition program (CFDA 10.560), a formula grant providing administrative funds to state agencies supervising child nutrition programs in schools and institutions.

The award funds administrative expenses and technical assistance for New York's oversight of the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program, and Child and Adult Care Food Program across local schools, school districts, and child or adult care institutions throughout the state. The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The State of New York Office of General Services serves as the state administering agency for child nutrition programs and holds primary responsibility for compliance with federal requirements, maintenance of accounting records documenting fund authorizations and expenditures, and annual single audits. State agencies may carryover up to twenty percent of allocated SAE funds for obligation and expenditure in the succeeding fiscal year.