Federal Grant Award Summary

The South Carolina Department of Education received a $318,560 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition program (CFDA 10.560), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This funding supports administrative expenses associated with state-level supervision and technical assistance delivery for federally funded child nutrition initiatives, including the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program, and Child and Adult Care Food Program.

The awarded funds enable SCDOE to conduct meal reimbursement processing, oversee commodity distribution, monitor regulatory compliance, and provide technical support services to local schools, school districts, and child and adult care institutions throughout South Carolina. As required under the program, SCDOE must maintain detailed accounting records, execute a written federal-state agreement contingent upon approval of its State Administrative Expenses plan, and comply with annual single audit requirements. The state agency may carry over up to twenty percent of allocated funds for obligation and expenditure in the succeeding fiscal year, subject to federal approval.