Federal Grant Award Summary

The Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education received a Formula Grant award of $104,458.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service for administration of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP, CFDA 10.558). The award, obligated on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027, supports state-level administrative expenses for overseeing CACFP operations throughout Rhode Island. These administrative functions encompass program oversight, audit activities, and technical assistance provided to participating child care centers, day care homes, afterschool care programs, and emergency shelters.

Under this federal-state agreement, the state agency serves as the intermediary administrator responsible for establishing written agreements with eligible child care institutions, processing and approving institution applications within 30 calendar days, establishing audit policies, and ensuring participating institutions operate nonprofit food services compliant with federal civil rights requirements. The program ultimately funds nutritious meal and snack reimbursements to eligible children and adults across participating nonprofit child care and day care facilities throughout Rhode Island, with the state agency managing the distribution of federal reimbursements and maintaining oversight of participating institutions' compliance with federal requirements and record-keeping obligations.