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The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Department of Education of the U.S. Virgin Islands $1,470,678 on October 1, 2025, under the National School Lunch Program (CFDA 10.555), a formula grant that assists territories in providing nutritious nonprofit lunch service to school children.

The recipient, operating as the Raphael O Wheatley Skills Center in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, administers the program across the U.S. Virgin Islands and distributes funding to schools and educational facilities throughout the territory, including elementary schools, junior and senior high schools, and specialized facilities. The award funds cash subsidies and support for reimbursable meals served at participating schools, which must meet Federal meal pattern requirements and offer lunches at free or reduced price to eligible children. School food authorities receiving meals under the program must maintain records of nonprofit food service operations, including finances, menu planning, meal counting, and claiming.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The obligated amount is $1,470,678.