CNP meal reimbursement

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services $1,455,880 in formula grant funding on October 1, 2025, under the State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition program (CFDA 10.560) to support CNP meal reimbursement activities.

The award covers the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in North Carolina. The State Administrative Expenses program provides each state agency with funds for administrative expenses in supervising and delivering technical assistance to local schools, school districts, and institutions operating Child Nutrition Programs. Allocation formulas vary by program: states administering the National School Lunch, School Breakfast, or Special Milk Programs receive one percent of funds expended during the second preceding fiscal year, while states administering the Child and Adult Care Food Program receive a tiered percentage based on expenditure levels.

Release of funds is contingent upon the state agency's approval of its initial SAE plan and execution of a written agreement with FNS. The state agency may carry over up to twenty percent of allocated SAE funds for obligation and expenditure during the succeeding fiscal year and is required to maintain annual single audits and current accounting records documenting fund authorizations, obligations, unobligated balances, assets, liabilities, outlays, and income.