CNP CN block programs total consolidated

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Department of Elder Affairs Florida $7.876 million under the National School Lunch Program (CFDA 10.555) on October 1, 2025, for the period of performance ending September 30, 2026. The award is classified as a Formula Grant.

The National School Lunch Program provides cash grants and food donations to states to support nutritious nonprofit lunch service for school children in public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions. Participating school food authorities receive cash subsidies and USDA Foods for each reimbursable meal served and must offer lunches at free or reduced price to eligible children. School food authorities must maintain records of their nonprofit food service operations, including finances, menu planning, meal counting, and claiming, and make those records available to the state agency for review.

The Department of Elder Affairs Florida, the state agency responsible for program administration in Florida, receives the obligated amount of $7.876 million and acts as the state entity determining school eligibility and entering written agreements with schools and institutions for participation in the lunch program.