Formula Grant 265NC918N2533

The North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services received a formula grant award of $1,884,064 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition program (CFDA 10.560). The award, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027, funds the state agency's administrative expenses for supervising and providing technical assistance to child nutrition programs. These programs include the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program, and Child and Adult Care Food Program across North Carolina's schools, school districts, and child and adult care institutions.

The funding supports critical state-level administrative functions necessary for program operations, including meal reimbursement processing, commodity distribution oversight, and technical support to local nutrition service providers. As a formula grant, the allocation is determined by predetermined criteria tied to prior-year child nutrition program expenditures rather than competitive application. The state agency is required to execute a written agreement with the federal agency, maintain annual single audits, and keep detailed accounting records documenting fund authorizations, obligations, expenditures, and carryover balances. Up to twenty percent of allocated funds may be carried over for obligation and expenditure in the succeeding fiscal year.