CNP meal reimbursement

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Kentucky Department of Agriculture $895,264.50 on October 1, 2025, under the State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition program (CFDA 10.560), a formula grant providing funds for administrative expenses in supervising and delivering technical assistance to local schools, school districts, and institutions conducting Child Nutrition Programs.

The award covers the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, and is obligated at $895,264.50. Performance occurs in Kentucky. Kentucky administers the National School Lunch, School Breakfast, Special Milk, and Child and Adult Care Food Programs and uses these funds to support state-level oversight, training, and compliance activities across participating local agencies and institutions. The state agency receives an annual allocation calculated as a percentage of funds expended under the administered programs during the second preceding fiscal year, ranging from one percent for school lunch and breakfast programs to tiered percentages for the Child and Adult Care Food Program. Release of funds is contingent on approval of Kentucky's State Administrative Expenses plan and execution of a written agreement with FNS.