Cacfp sponsor admin

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services $157,933 on October 1, 2025, under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP, CFDA 10.558), a formula grant providing reimbursements for nutritious meals and snacks to eligible children and adults in participating child care centers, day care homes, adult day care facilities, afterschool care programs in low-income areas, and emergency shelters. The award funds state administrative expenses associated with CACFP operations. Performance runs through September 30, 2026, with work performed in North Carolina. North Carolina DHHS serves as the state administering agency, entering into permanent written agreements with USDA Food and Nutrition Service for program administration and with participating child and adult care institutions. The state agency must process institution applications within thirty calendar days, establish audit policies for for-profit institutions, and provide grievance procedures for local institution complaints. Participating institutions must maintain full and accurate records for three years after the fiscal year to which they pertain, or longer if audit findings remain unresolved.