CNP CIL child and adult care

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded Tennessee Department Of Human Services $3.528 million on October 1, 2025, to administer the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP, CFDA 10.558) through September 30, 2026, in Tennessee.

CACFP provides reimbursements for nutritious meals and snacks to eligible children and adults enrolled in nonresidential day care facilities, afterschool care programs in low-income areas, and emergency shelters, as well as funds for state administrative expenses. The program operates through a permanent written agreement between the state agency and the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, with participating institutions signing permanent agreements with the state agency.

Tennessee Department Of Human Services distributed the award to 66 sub-recipients—child care centers, preschools, learning academies, day care homes, adult day services facilities, community action agencies, nonprofits, and proprietorships—that deliver meals and meal reimbursement services to eligible beneficiaries. Representative sub-recipients include Joyland Academy, Inc., A Step Above Prepatory Day Care, La Petite Academy Inc., East Tennessee Human Resource Agency, Inc., Silver Star Inc., Coffee County Child Care Center, Aaron Nutritional Services Inc., Porter-Leath, and the City of Chattanooga. Sub-recipients provide meals to children in care and receive monthly or periodic reimbursement allocations; some sub-recipients also deliver complementary services such as administrative support and program compliance reporting under CACFP and Commodity Nutrition Block reimbursement programs flowing through state administration.

Place of performance is Tennessee.