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The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Florida Department of Health $287.203 million on October 1, 2025, under the National School Lunch Program (CFDA 10.555), a formula grant supporting nutritious nonprofit lunch service for school children in Florida through the period ending September 30, 2026.

The award funds cash subsidies and USDA Foods that Florida distributes to participating school districts and independent schools to support reimbursable meals meeting federal nutrition standards. Eligible children receive free or reduced-price lunches; school food authorities must maintain records of nonprofit food service operations and compliance with meal pattern requirements for state agency review.

The Florida Department of Health, acting through its Office of Deputy Secretary for Operations, administers the program statewide and passes funding to county health departments, school districts, child care institutions, and nonprofit partners including the University of Florida, University of South Florida, and University of Miami. The state agency determines school eligibility, reviews written applications from school food authorities, and executes participation agreements with schools and residential child care institutions.