CNP SAF (o) - child nutrition program

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Department of Early Care & Learning Georgia $339,066 on October 1, 2025, under the State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition program (CFDA 10.560). The award funds administrative expenses for Georgia's supervision and technical assistance to local schools, school districts, and institutions conducting Child Nutrition Programs, including the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program, and Child and Adult Care Food Program. Performance occurs in Georgia and runs through September 30, 2026. The formula grant is obligated at $339,066, allocated under the statutory formula that provides each state one percent of funds expended under the National School Lunch Act and Child Nutrition Act during the second preceding fiscal year, with tiered percentages for Child and Adult Care Food Program administrative expenses. Release of funds is contingent on approval of Georgia's State Administrative Expenses plan and execution of a written agreement between the state agency and the Food and Nutrition Service. Georgia must maintain accounting records identifying fund authorizations, obligations, unobligated balances, and outlays, and may carry over up to twenty percent of allocated funds for obligation and expenditure in the succeeding fiscal year.